A cross-sectional assessment of diabetes self-management, education and support needs of Syrian refugee patients living with diabetes in Bekaa Valley Lebanon

Table 3 Univariate analysis of factors associated with DSMES Score of patients with diabetes in MSF clinics in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Variable	Coefficient	95% CI	p-value
Age	−0.05	− 0.07, − 0.03	< 0.001
Duration of Diabetes	0.13	0.08, 0.17	< 0.001
Sex
Male	Base category
Female	−0.18	− 0.77, 0.41	0.555
Type of Diabetes
Type 1	Base category
Type 2	−2.33	−3.38, −1.27	< 0.001
Level of Education
None	Base category
Primary	0.65	0.04, 1.26	0.037
Secondary	2.12	1.03, 3.21	< 0.001
Post-secondary	1.27	−0.31, 2.85	0.114
Previous Diabetes Education
None	Base category
Received	1.28	0.72, 1.83	< 0.001
Years with Known Diabetes
1 or less	Base category
2–3	0.46	−0.78, 1.70	0.465
4–5	0.58	−0.56, 1.71	0.318
6–9	2.23	1.10, 3.35	< 0.001
10 or more	2.36	1.31, 3.40	< 0.001
Ramadan Fasting
No	Base category
Yes^a	− 0.78	−1.42, − 0.15	0.016
Having A Confidant for Diabetes
No	Base category
Yes	1.07	0.51, 1.64	< 0.001
Insulin Use
No	Base category
Yes	2.19	1.57, 2.80	< 0.001
Oral Medication Use
No	Base category
Yes	−2.12	−2.96, −1.29	< 0.001
Self-measurement of Blood Glucose
No	Base category
Yes	1.14	0.45, 1.83	0.001
Diabetes Diagnosed During Syrian Conflict
No	Base category
Yes	−2.02	−2.60, −1.44	< 0.001

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