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. 2025 Aug 22;15:04251. doi: 10.7189/jogh.15.04251

Table 2.

Risk factors for diabetes and impaired fasting glucose

Variables Impaired fasting glucose, prevalence ratio (95% CI)
Diabetes, prevalence ratio (95% CI)

Model 1*
Model 2*
Model 3*
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Age in years






18–29
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
30–39
3.3 (1.5, 7.5)†
2.9 (1.3, 6.4)†
2.9 (1.3, 6.6)†
3.6 (1.4, 9.2)†
4.0 (1.4, 10.9)†
4.0 (1.5, 11.1)†
40–49
4.4 (1.7, 11.6)†
3.3 (1.1, 9.8)‡
3.4 (1.1, 10.3)‡
8.6 (3.6, 20.4)†
7.8 (2.9, 20.8)†
7.6 (2.8, 20.2)†
50–59
7.5 (3.0, 19.1)†
6.0 (2.0, 17.7)†
6.0 (2.0, 17.7)†
18.0 (7.8, 42.0)†
14.4 (5.4, 38.7)†
14.3 (5.4, 38.1)†
60–69
7.6 (3.1, 18.4)†
6.5 (2.2, 19.3)†
6.3 (2.1, 18.9)†
22.7 (10.0, 51.4)†
17.3 (6.5, 45.8)†
16.6 (6.3, 44.0)†
Sex






Male
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Female
1.0 (0.7, 1.5)
0.8 (0.4, 1.5)
0.8 (0.5, 1.4)
1.4 (1.1, 1.8)‡
1.2 (0.7, 1.8)
1.2 (0.8, 1.9)
Highest educational level






No formal schooling
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Primary school completed
0.7 (0.4, 1.2)
0.9 (0.5, 1.6)
0.9 (0.5, 1.6)
0.4 (0.3, 0.6)‡
0.8 (0.5, 1.1)
0.8 (0.6, 1.2)
Secondary school completed
0.6 (0.3, 0.9)‡
0.7 (0.4, 1.2)
0.7 (0.4, 1.2)
0.7 (0.5, 1.0)
1.5 (1.0, 2.3)‡
1.6 (1.1, 2.3)‡
High school or higher education completed
0.5 (0.2, 1.0)
0.5 (0.2, 1.1)
0.5 (0.2, 1.2)
0.4 (0.3, 0.6)‡
1.0 (0.6, 1.6)
0.9 (0.6, 1.6)
Marital status






Currently married
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Others (never married/separated divorced/widowed)
0.9 (0.6, 1.3)
1.6 (0.9, 2.6)
1.6 (0.9, 2.7)
0.7 (0.5, 0.9)†
1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
Employment status






Government employee
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Non-government employee
0.4 (0.2, 0.8)‡
0.3 (0.1, 0.8)‡
0.3 (0.1, 0.7)†
0.9 (0.4, 2.0)
1.6 (0.8, 3.4)
1.6 (0.7, 3.3)
Self-employed
0.4 (0.2, 0.8)‡
0.3 (0.1, 0.5)§
0.2 (0.1, 0.5)§
1.2 (0.6, 2.4)
1.5 (0.7, 2.9)
1.4 (0.7, 2.8)
Unpaid (non-paid, students, homemakers, retirees, unemployed)
0.3 (0.1, 0.6)§
0.2 (0.1, 0.4)§
0.2 (0.1, 0.4)§
1.8 (0.9, 3.4)
1.8 (0.8, 3.8)
1.7 (0.8, 3.7)
BMI






Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)
0.7 (0.3, 1.6)
0.9 (0.4, 2.3)
0.9 (0.4, 2.3)
0.5 (0.2, 1.1)
0.7 (0.3, 1.7)
0.8 (0.3, 1.8)
Normal (18.5–<23 kg/m2)
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Overweight (23–<27.5 kg/m2)
1.5 (1.0, 2.4)
1.4 (0.8, 2.5)
1.4 (0.9, 2.4)
1.7 (1.3, 2.3)§
1.4 (1.0, 1.9)
1.4 (1.0, 2.0)†
Obese (≥27.5 kg/m2)
3.2 (2.1, 4.9)§
3.1 (1.8, 5.1)§
3.1 (1.8, 5.2)§
2.5 (1.7, 3.7)§
1.7 (1.1, 2.5)‡
1.7 (1.1, 2.5)‡
Smoking tobacco product use






Never
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Former user
1.1 (0.6, 1.9)
0.8 (0.5, 1.5)
0.8 (0.5, 1.5)
1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
0.9 (0.6, 1.6)
0.9 (0.6, 1.6)
Current user
1.1 (0.6, 1.8)
1.0 (0.4, 2.2)
1.0 (0.4, 2.1)
1.0 (0.7, 1.4)
0.9 (0.6, 1.6)
1.0 (0.6, 1.6)
Smokeless tobacco product use






Never
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Former user
2.0 (1.0, 4.2)
1.3 (0.6, 2.9)
1.3 (0.6, 2.8)
1.6 (0.8, 2.8)
0.9 (0.6, 1.6)
0.8 (0.5, 1.4)
Current user
1.2 (0.7, 2.3)
0.8 (0.4, 1.5)
0.8 (0.4, 1.6)
2.4 (1.6, 3.7)§
1.0 (0.6, 1.5)
0.9 (0.6, 1.5)
Alcohol consumption






No
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Occasionally (<once per day)
0.7 (0.4, 1.1)
0.9 (0.5, 1.4)
0.9 (0.5, 1.4)
0.7 (0.5, 1.0)‡
1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
Daily (≥once per day)
1.2 (0.6, 2.2)
1.3 (0.6, 3.0)
1.3 (0.5, 3.1)
1.7 (1.0, 2.9)‡
1.8 (1.1, 3.1)‡
2.0 (1.2, 3.3)‡
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption






No
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Occasionally (<once per day)
0.8 (0.5, 1.3)
1.1 (0.7, 1.6)
1.1 (0.7, 1.6)
0.4 (0.3, 0.6)§
0.7 (0.5, 1.0)‡
0.8 (0.6, 1.0)
Daily (≥once per day)
0.5 (0.3, 0.8)†
0.7 (0.4, 1.1)
0.7 (0.4, 1.1)
0.5 (0.3, 0.7)§
0.9 (0.6, 1.3)
0.9 (0.7, 1.3)
Fruits consumption






Low (<1.5 servings)
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Moderate (1.5–2.5 servings on average per day)
1.1 (0.6, 2.0)
1.1 (0.7, 2.0)
1.1 (0.7, 1.9)
1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
1.1 (0.8, 1.7)
1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
Adequate (≥2.5 servings on average per day)
1.4 (0.9, 2.2)
1.5 (1.0, 2.2)
1.5 (1.0, 2.3)
1.0 (0.7, 1.5)
0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
0.9 (0.6, 1.3)
Vegetable consumption






Low (<1.5 servings)
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Moderate (1.5–2.5 servings on average per day)
1.1 (0.6, 1.9)
1.1 (0.6, 2.1)
1.1 (0.6, 2.1)
0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
1.0 (0.7, 1.4)
1.0 (0.8, 1.4)
Adequate (≥2.5 servings on average per day)
1.3 (0.8, 2.1)
1.2 (0.7, 2.1)
1.2 (0.7, 2.1)
1.2 (0.9, 1.7)
1.4 (1.0, 2.0)‡
1.4 (1.0, 1.9)
Physical activity






Low
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Adequate
2.4 (1.1, 5.3)‡
2.4 (1.1, 5.0)‡
2.4 (1.1, 5.1)‡
0.8 (0.5, 1.3)
0.8 (0.5, 1.2)
0.8 (0.5, 1.3)
Comorbid hypertension






No
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
ref
Yes
2.5 (1.8, 3.5)§
1.2 (0.9, 1.7)
1.2 (0.9, 1.6)
5.1 (4.0, 6.6)§
2.3 (1.7, 3.2)§
2.4 (1.8, 3.1)§
Household economic status in quantiles






Poorest
1.0 (0.6, 1.7)

1.0 (0.5, 1.7)
2.1 (1.5, 3.0)§

1.6 (1.1, 2.2)†
Poorer
1.6 (0.9, 3.0)

1.5 (0.8, 2.8)
1.1 (0.7, 1.6)

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)
Middle
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ref

ref
Richer
1.2 (0.7, 2.0)

1.0 (0.6, 1.7)
1.2 (0.8, 1.7)

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)
Richest
1.2 (0.6, 2.4)

1.0 (0.5, 2.0)
1.5 (1.0, 2.2)

1.1 (0.7, 1.5)
Place of residence






Rural
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ref
ref

ref
Urban
1.2 (0.8, 1.9)

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
1.5 (1.1, 2.0)‡

1.3 (1.0, 1.8)
Region






Central Plain
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ref
ref

ref
Tonle Sap
1.1 (0.7, 1.7)

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

1.3 (1.0, 1.8)
Coastal and sea
0.9 (0.5, 1.7)

1.0 (0.5, 1.8)
0.5 (0.3, 1.0)†

0.7 (0.4, 1.3)
Plateau and mountains 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) 1.2 (0.7, 2.0) 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) 1.0 (0.7, 1.6)

BMI – body mass index, CI – confidence interval, ref – reference

*Model 1. Unadjusted model. Model 2. Adjusted for individual-level factors (participant’s age, sex, highest educational, marital status, employment status, body mass index, smoking tobacco product use, smokeless tobacco product use, alcohol consumption, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, fruits consumption, vegetable consumption, physical activity, and comorbid hypertension. Model 3. Further adjusted for household- and contextual-factors (household income quintile, place of residence, and region).

P < 0.01.

P < 0.05.

§P < 0.001.