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. 2017 Aug 21;135(5):450–461. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0044250517

Table 3: Prevalence and prevalence ratios (crude and adjusted) for prior medical diagnosis of diabetes reported by women (n = 566) and men (n = 297), according to sociodemographic, behavioral, food consumption and health indicator variables. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil (2014).

Variables Women Men
Crude PR* 95% CI* Adjusted PR* 95% CI* Crude PR* 95% CI* Adjusted PR* 95% CI*
Sociodemographic indicators
Age group
45-54 years 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
55-64 years 2.5 (1.1-5.4) 2.0 (0.9-4.4)§ 5.6 (2.1-14.8) 5.1 (1.9-13.4)§
≥ 65 years 2.5 (1.2-5.1) 1.8 (0.8-3.9) 4.2 (1.6-10.7) 4.0 (1.4-10.9)§
Marital status
Single 1.0 - 1.0 1.0
Married/stable partnership 1.3 (0.5-3.1) - 27.8 (3.5-216.9) 17.7 (2.0-153.0)§
Widowed 1.9 (0.8-4.7) - 7.4 (0.6-91.4) 3.7 (0.2-54.9)
Separated/divorced 1.6 (0.5-5.3) - 6.1 (0.4-77.2) 6.5 (0.4-97.3)
Education
≥ 12 years 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
9-11 years 1.7 (0.7-4.0) 1.7 (0.7-4.1) 0.8 (0.4-1.8) -
5-8 years 2.4 (0.9-5.8) 2.0 (0.8-5.0) 0.7 (0.2-2.1) -
0-4 years 3.3 (1.4-7.7) 2.5 (1.0-6.3)§ 1.0 (1.4-2.5) -
Possession of health insurance
Yes 1.0 - 1.0 -
No 1.3 (0.7-2.3) - 0.7 (0.3-1.4) -
Behavioral indicators
Smokers
No 1.0 - 1.0 -
Yes 1.4 (0.5-3.7) - 1.2 (0.4-3.1) -
Former smokers
No 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 0.6 (0.3-1.2) 0.7 (0.3-1.4) 2.0 (1.0-4.2) 1.6 (0.8-3.2)
Physically inactive
No 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Yes 1.5 (0.8-2.6) 1.0 (0.6-1.7) 1.0 (0.4-2.2) -
Food consumption indicators
Regular consumption of FVG
Yes 1.0 - 1.0 -
No 1.1 (0.6-1.9) - 1.0 (0.4-2.1) -
Recommended consumption of FVG
Yes 1.0 - 1.0 -
No 1.2 (0.6-2.1) - 1.4 (0.6-3.1) -
Regular consumption of beans
Yes 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
No 1.6 (1.0-2.8) 1.6 (1.0-2.7)§ 0.9 (0.3-2.5) -
Meats with excessive fat
No 1.0 - 1.0 -
Yes 1.5 (0.7-3.2) - 1.1 (0.4-2.8) -
Milk with full fat content
No 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Yes 0.5 (0.3-1.0) 0.6 (0.3-1.1) 0.6 (0.3-1.4) -
Regular consumption of soda or artificial juice
No 1.0 - 1.0 -
Yes 1.3 (0.4-4.4) - 0.6 (0.1-2.2) -
Regular consumption of sweets
No 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 0.4 (0.1-1.1) 0.5 (0.1-1.3) 0.4 (0.1-1.7) 0.5 (0.1-2.1)
Replacement of lunch or dinner with snack
No 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 0.3 (0.1-0.9) 0.3 (0.1-1.0)§ 0.4 (0.1-1.5) 0.6 (0.1-2.6)
High salt intake
No 1.0 - 1.0 -
Yes 0.9 (0.3-2.7) - 0.4 (0.7-3.2) -
Health indicators
BMI - overweight
No 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 1.7 (1.0-3.1) 1.7 (0.9-3.0) 2.8 (1.2-6.3) 2.2 (0.9-4.9)
Self-assessed poor/very poor health
No 1.0 - 1.0 1.0
Yes 0.9 (0.3-2.6) - 2.2 (0.8-5.8) 1.8 (0.7-4.4)
Dyslipidemia
No 1 1 1.0 -
Yes 1.5 (0.9-2.6) 1.3 (0.8-2.1) 1.1 (0.5-2.3) -

*PR = prevalence ratio; CI = confidence interval; Statistical analysis adjusted using the Poisson regression, performed only on independent variables that presented significance ≤ 0.20 (P ≤ 0.20) in Pearson’s chi-square test; P ≤ 0.20; §P ≤ 0.05. BMI = body mass index; FVG = fruits, vegetables and greens.