Logistic regression on factors influencing medication adherence (MA) to oral hypoglycaemic agents
| Low MA (OR, 95% CI) | p Value | |
| Age | 0.97 (0.95 to 0.997) | 0.03 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Indian | Reference | – |
| Chinese | 2.80 (1.53 to 5.15) | <0.01 |
| Malay | 1.24 (0.52 to 2.97) | 0.63 |
| Others | 1.05 (0.15 to 7.50) | 0.96 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | Reference | – |
| Married | 0.95 (0.44 to 2.06) | 0.89 |
| Divorced/separated | 3.20 (0.73 to 14.1) | 0.12 |
| Widowed | 0.79 (0.26 to 2.40) | 0.68 |
| Administration of medication | ||
| Self-medication | Reference | - |
| Assisted by a family member or domestic helper | 0.47 (0.19 to 1.22) | 0.12 |
| Total number of daily/regular medications | ||
| Up to four | Reference | – |
| Five or more | 0.76 (0.48 to 1.21) | 0.24 |
| HbA1c | 1.27 (1.06 to 1.51) | 0.01 |