TABLE 3—

Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds Ratios for Diabetes by Educational Attainment Categories: National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2002

Education	Unadjusted Model, OR (95% CI)	Model 1, OR (95% CI)	Model 2, OR (95% CI)	Model 3, OR (95% CI)
Less than high school	3.2 (3.0, 3.5)	2.4 (2.2, 2.6)	2.0 (1.9, 2.2)	1.6 (1.4, 1.8)
High-school diploma or GED	1.9 (1.7, 2.0)	1.7 (1.6, 1.8)	1.6 (1.5, 1.7)	1.3 (1.2, 1.4)
Some college	1.3 (1.2, 1.4)	1.5 (1.4, 1.6)	1.4 (1.3, 1.5)	1.3 (1.1, 1.4)
Bachelor’s degree or more	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; GED = general equivalency diploma. Unadjusted model: education (adjusted for survey year). Model 1: crude model additionally adjusted for age and gender. Model 2: model 1 additionally adjusted for race/ethnicity. Model 3: model 2 additionally adjusted for marital status, nativity, BMI, income, and health insurance.