Table 2.
Relative risks for the associations between exposure variables and incidence of inconsistent self-report of diabetes
| N | Number of persons with inconsistent diabetes self-report | RRcrude (95% CI) | RRadj (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 6835 | 2349 | 1.09 (1.04 – 1.15) | 1.08 (1.03 – 1.13) a |
| Male | 6344 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | |
| Age (per 10 years) | 13,179 | 4348 | 1.14 (1.11 – 1.16) | 1.15 (1.12 – 1.18) a | |
| ISCED | Grade 3–6 (high) | 6211 | 1885 | 0.86 (0.82 – 0.90) | 0.96 (0.91 – 1.02) b |
| Grade 0–2 (low) | 6828 | 2416 | 1 | 1 | |
| Partnership | Not alone | 9090 | 2944 | 0.95 (0.90 – 1.00) | 0.98 (0.93 – 1.03) c |
| Alone | 3921 | 1340 | 1 | 1 | |
| Region | Northern Europe | 1010 | 262 | 0.91 (0.81 – 1.01) | 0.87 (0.77 – 0.97) d |
| Eastern Europe | 3548 | 1162 | 1.14 (1.07 – 1.22) | 1.17 (1.10 – 1.25) | |
| Southern Europe | 4431 | 1723 | 1.36 (1.28 – 1.44) | 1.32 (1.24 – 1.41) | |
| Western Europe | 4190 | 1201 | 1 | 1 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | < 25 | 2432 | 949 | 1 | 1 |
| 25—< 30 | 5277 | 1781 | 0.86 (0.81 – 0.92) | 0.88 (0.83 – 0.93) e | |
| 30—< 35 | 3333 | 1017 | 0.78 (0.73 – 0.84) | 0.81 (0.75 – 0.87) | |
| ≥ 35 | 1627 | 417 | 0.66 (0.60 – 0.72) | 0.70 (0.64 – 0.77) | |
| Age at diabetes onset | < 30 years | 260 | 64 | 0.87 (0.70 – 1.07) | 0.88 (0.71 – 1.08) f |
| ≥ 30 years | 8972 | 2552 | 1 | 1 | |
| Not reported | 3947 | 1732 | 1.54 (1.47 – 1.63) | 1.38 (1.31 – 1.45) | |
| Times of visit to the doctor (per 10 visits) | 13,179 | 4348 | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.99) | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.99) g | |
| Intake of diabetes medication | Yes | 10,344 | 2626 | 0.42 (0.40 – 0.44) | 0.53 (0.51 – 0.56) h |
| No | 2827 | 1717 | 1 | 1 | |
| Subjective health | Excellent | 214 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
| Very good | 869 | 300 | 0.92 (0.76 – 1.12) | 0.93 (0.80 – 1.10) i | |
| Good | 3882 | 1317 | 0.91 (0.76 – 1.08) | 0.91 (0.79 – 1.06) | |
| Fair | 5271 | 1715 | 0.87 (0.73 – 1.04) | 0.89 (0.77 – 1.03) | |
| Poor | 2939 | 932 | 0.85 (0.71 – 1.02) | 0.87 (0.75 – 1.01) | |
| Report of earlier heart attack | Yes | 2796 | 906 | 0.98 (0.92 – 1.04) | 0.97 (0.91 – 1.03) j |
| No | 10,383 | 3442 | 1 | 1 | |
| Report of earlier stroke | Yes | 918 | 313 | 1.04 (0.94 – 1.14) | 1.05 (0.96 – 1.15) j |
| No | 12,261 | 4035 | 1 | 1 | |
RRcrude: Crude relative risk; RRadj Adjusted relative risk, ISCED International Standard Classification of Education
aAdjusted for the number of waves a participant took part in
bAdjusted for age, sex, region, number of waves
cAdjusted for age, sex, ISCED, region, number of waves
dAdjusted for age, sex, ISCED, partnership, number of waves
eAdjusted for age, sex, ISCED, region, partnership, number of waves
fAdjusted for region, number of waves
gAdjusted for age, sex, ISCED, region, partnership, earlier stroke, earlier heart attack, subjective health, number of waves
hAdjusted for age, sex, ISCED, region, number of waves, partnership, BMI, subjective health
iAdjusted for age, sex, ISCED, region, partnership, earlier stroke, earlier heart attack, diabetes medication, number of waves
jAdjusted for age, sex, ISCED, region, partnership, number of waves