Reproductive care in Thai women with diabetes mellitus: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Table 2 Factors influencing pregnancy planning and pregnancy-related risk knowledge scores by linear regression (N = 238)

Factor	Univariable model		Multivariable model^a
Factor	Mean difference (95% CI)	P-value	Mean difference (95% CI)	P-value
Type of DM
Type 1	− 0.21 (− 1.62, 1.21)	0.78
Type 2	Reference
Age group
≤ 35 years	Reference
> 35–45 years	0.26 (− 0.78, 1.30)	0.62
> 45 years	− 0.32 (− 1.47, 0.84)	0.59
Age at diabetes diagnosis
≤ 35 years	Reference		Reference
> 35–45 years	− 0.92 (− 1.85, 0.01)	0.05	− 1.17 (− 2.05, − 0.29)	< 0.01
> 45 years	− 2.11 (− 3.95, − 0.26)	0.03	− 2.09 (− 3.80, − 0.38)	0.02
Address
Bangkok	0.50 (− 0.38, 1.37)	0.26
Others^b	Reference
Religions
Buddhism	− 2.12 (− 4.26, 0.02)	0.05	− 2.44 (− 4.41, − 0.46)	0.02
Others^c	Reference		Reference
Reimbursement
Universal Coverage Scheme	− 2.09 (− 3.57, − 0.61)	0.01
Social Health Insurance Scheme	− 0.56 (− 2.01, 0.90)	0.46
Self-reimbursement and missing data	Reference
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Officers and Civil Servant Scheme	− 0.33 (− 1.71, 1.05)	0.64
Marital status
Married	1.41 (0.55, 2.26)	< 0.01	1.91 (1.09, 2.73)	< 0.01
Single or divorced	Reference		Reference
Highest education attainment
Lower than tertiary level	Reference		Reference
Bachelor’s degree or higher	1.57 (0.68, 2.46)	< 0.01	1.78 (0.93, 2.63)	< 0.01
Occupation and current employment status
Others^d	Reference		Reference
Professional/ skilled^e	1.29 (0.12, 2.46)	0.03	1.35 (0.25, 2.45)	< 0.01
Current contraceptive method
Yes	1.20 (0.31, 2.10)	0.01
No	Reference
Comorbidities^f
Yes	0.71 (-0.44, 1.85)	0.22
No	Reference
No data	− 1.39 (− 2.34, − 0.44)	< 0.01

^aAdjusted multivariable model including age at diabetes diagnosis, religions, marital status, education, and occupation and current employment status
^bIncluding other provinces in Thailand
^cIncluding Christianity, Islam, and no religion
^dIncluding students, self-employed, office workers, civil servants, and others
^eIncluding healthcare professional
^fIncluding diabetic ophthalmopathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, and peripheral arterial disease

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