Table 3

- Multivariate regression analysis of the independent significant factors associated with microvascular complications of DM (N=935)

Factor	AOR	95% CI	P-value
Age group
≤55 years	Ref
>55 years	1.764	1.320–2.356	<0.001^**
National Guard hospital location
Al Ahsa	0.410	0.267–0.630	<0.001^**
Dammam	Ref
Patient visited an ophthalmology clinic for retinopathy screening
No	Ref
Yes	2.408	1.800–3.222	<0.001^**
Lifestyle modification
No	Ref
Yes	0.786	0.566–1.093	0.152
Injection therapy
No	Ref
Yes	2.219	1.638–3.006	<0.001^**
Second-to-last HbA1c result	0.949	0.875–1.029	0.207

↵** Significant at p<0.05, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A1c, ref: reference