The relationship between patients’ perception of type 2 diabetes and medication adherence: a cross-sectional study in Japan

Table 7 Multinomial logistic regression results in medication adherence groups

Variables	B	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Variables	B	Odds ratio	lower	upper
Group 2
Age	−0.055*	0.946	0.899	0.996
BMI	−0.078	0.925	0.787	1.088
Family history of diabetes	−0.350	1.419	0.447	4.506
Patients’ perception factor 2: living an orderly life	−0.257	0.773	0.572	1.045
Diabetes knowledge	−0.049	0.952	0.789	1.150
Group 3
Age	0.000	1.000	0.963	1.040
BMI	0.148*	1.159	1.034	1.300
Family history of diabetes	−1.250**	3.490	1.580	7.709
Patients’ perception factor 2: living an orderly life	−0.121	0.886	0.722	1.087
Diabetes knowledge	−0.169*	0.844	0.741	0.961
Group 4
Age	−0.072**	0.931	0.882	0.982
BMI	0.122	1.130	0.961	1.328
Family history of diabetes	−0.618	1.855	0.552	6.239
Patients’ perception factor 2: living an orderly life	−0.361*	0.697	0.523	0.930
Diabetes knowledge	−0.180	0.835	0.693	1.006

BMI, body mass index; B. Partial regression coefficient; The coefficient of determination (R²) in this regression equation was 0.273. *significant at 0.05 level, **significant at 0.01 level