5.2. Predictors of first home nursing visit
A wide range of demographic, social, functional and
diabetes-related measures including diabetic complications
were significantly associated with future home
nursing provision (see Table 2 for bivariate associations).
In Cox regression modelling, older age, longer diabetes
duration, higher BMI, HbA1c, albumin:creatinine ratio, the
presence of PAD, impaired renal function, and any
difficulty with activities of daily living each independently
predicted the time to first home nursing episode (Table
3).