| Characteristic | Comparison | Unadjusted OR OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Education level | Primary vs. secondary | 1.39(0.61-3.14) | 0.42 | 1.67(0.74-3.75) | 0.21 |
| Marital status | With a partner vs. without | 1.21(0.75-1.95) | 0.42 | 1.17(0.72-1.92) | 0.51 |
| Age | 50 vs. >50 | 2.72(1.25-5.94) | 0.01 | 2.20(1.08-4.50) | 0.03 |
| Economic activity | Paid vs. not paid | 1.46(0.42-5.05) | 0.54 | - | - |
| BMI | Normal weight vs. overweight | 1.19(0.98-2.99) | 0.54 | 1.07(0.72-1.30) | 0.21 |
| Time of diagnose of T2DM | <5 years 5-10 years >10 years ago |
0.55 (0.28-1.08) 0.79 (0.60-1.04) |
0.34 | 0.57 (0.30-1.07) 0.80 (0.62-1.03) |
0.55 |
| Treatment | Pharmacologic vs. non pharmacologic | 1.11(0.46-2.65) | 0.80 | - | - |
| Exercise | Yes vs. no | 1.02(0.42-2.49) | 0.95 | - | - |
| Diabetic Diet | Yes vs. no | 0.72(0.28-1.88) | 0.51 | 0.95(0.33-2.77) | 0.92 |
| Sought Diabetes Knowledge from newspapers or journals etc. | Yes vs. no | 2.02(1.09-3.73) | 0.02 | 2.34(1.17-4.67) | 0.02 |
| Forgetting to take diabetes medicine | Yes vs. no | 1.14(0.47-2.78) | 0.76 | - | - |