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. 2003 Aug 18;100(18):10574–10579. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1733839100

Table 2. Distribution of factors overall and within each study group.

Distribution, %
Demographic and risk factors Total Undiagnosed diabetes* (n = 274) No diabetes (n = 6,241) Odds ratio (95% C.I.)
Gender (female) 51.80 47.05 51.94 0.82 (0.54, 1.25)
Education (<12 yr) 23.25 38.81 22.78 2.15 (1.44, 3.21)
No health insurance 11.82 9.29 11.90 0.76 (0.45, 1.27)
Age (≥45 yr) 42.35 83.97 41.11 7.50 (4.37, 12.89)
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white 77.11 70.67 77.30 1.00
African American 10.07 12.97 9.98 1.42 (1.04, 1.94)
Mexican American 5.02 6.27 4.98 1.38 (1.00, 1.89)
Other 7.81 10.08 7.74 1.42 (0.80, 2.52)
First degree relative 23.08 43.82 22.46 2.69 (1.83, 3.95)
Obesity
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) 54.07 85.85 53.12 5.36 (3.51, 8.18)
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) 21.36 56.84 20.30 5.17 (3.72, 7.18)
History of gestational diabetes 0.36 1.75 0.32 5.56 (1.48, 20.86)
Women only 0.69 3.75 0.61 6.31 (1.69, 23.49)
Hypertension
Previous diagnosis 22.10 54.79 21.12 4.53 (2.96, 6.93)
Current hypertension reading 16.93 41.98 16.18 3.75 (2.59, 5.42)
Previous diagnosis or current hypertension 29.71 66.90 28.61 5.05 (3.27, 7.78)
Lipid profile
Total cholesterol (≥200 mg/dl) 50.27 65.90 49.81 1.95 (1.30, 2.93)
HDL cholesterol (≤35 mg/dl) 12.59 31.48 12.02 3.36 (2.20, 5.14)
Triglycerides (≥250 mg/dl) 8.26 32.69 7.52 5.97 (3.57, 9.99)
HDL (≤35 mg/dl) or triglycerides (≥250 mg/dl) 17.42 48.93 16.47 4.86 (3.38, 6.98)

Statistically significant (P < 0.05) odds ratios are in bold.

*

Percent of risk factor in undiagnosed diabetes group = true-positive rate.

Individual variables have <2% missing data.

Percent of risk factor in undiagnosed diabetes group = false-positive rate.