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Table 4 Reduced access to healthy diet recommended for good diabetes control

From: Self-isolation negatively impacts self-management of diabetes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

A

  

Outcome variable (Reduced access to healthy diet) response category

P-value

Exposure variable

Exposure variable category

Yes

No/not sure

Age group

 < 50 years

54 (21.8%)

194 (78.2%)

0.77

50 years or above

88 (22.9%)

297 (77.1%)

Gender

Male

68 (20.7%)

261 (79.3%)

0.29

Female

74 (24.3%)

230 (75.7%)

Duration of diabetes

Up to 5 years

70 (26.0%)

199 (74.0%)

0.06*

 > 5 years

72 (19.8%)

292 (80.2%)

Treatment of diabetes

Non-insulin

96 (21.7%)

346 (78.3%)

0.53

Insulin/combined

45 (24.2%)

141 (75.8%)

Presence of diabetes complications like retinopathy

Yes

13 (24.5%)

40 (75.5%)

0.73

No/not sure

128 (22.2%)

448 (77.8%)

Needing to self-isolate

Yes

50 (52.0%)

75 (48.0%)

 < 0.001*

No/prefer not say

92 (23.4%)

146 (76.6%)

Duration of self-isolation

Up to one week

25 (53.2%)

22 (46.8%)

0.57

More than one week

33 (42.9%)

44 (57.1%)

B

Exposure variable

Exposure variable category

Association with reduced access to healthy diet

P-value

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Duration of diabetes

Up to 5 years

1.01

(0.68–1.50)

0.6

 > 5 years (Reference)

Needing to self-isolate

Yes

3.01

(1.97–4.60)

 < 0.001*

No/prefer not say (Reference)

  1. A Chi-square results showing association of various exposure variables with the outcome variable of reduced access to healthy food for good diabetic control during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic. *represent significant (or near significant) p-values. B Adjusted Multivariate Logistic Regression results showing needing to self-isolate is associated significantly with reduced access to healthy food during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic