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. 2007 Aug 14;104(33):13225–13231. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0611234104

Table 4.

Probit models for male prevalence of diagnosed and total diabetes prevalence: Ages 25–70

Variable Diagnosed
Total prevalence
dF/dx z dF/dx z
NHANES IV
Hispanic 0.015 1.37 0.019 1.52
Black 0.017 1.57 0.028 2.19
Age 0.012 3.78 0.016 4.12
Age2 −0.001 2.63 −0.0001 2.77
Ed mid −0.004 0.33 −0.016 1.26
Ed high −0.005 0.50 −0.020 1.69
Income mid −0.010 1.10 −0.016 1.47
Income high −0.038 3.54 −0.047 3.73
Ever smoked 0.004 0.50 0.011 1.07
Current Smoker −0.014 1.44 −0.016 1.37
Vig exercise −0.013 1.52 −0.016 1.58
Overweight* 0.016 1.47 0.039 2.96
Obesity 1* 0.024 1.75 0.069 3.94
Obesity 2* 0.096 4.45 0.198 6.88
Obesity 3* 0.152 4.73 0.288 7.02
Height* −0.002 1.38 −0.002 1.43
Parent diabetic 0.071 7.36 0.080 7.18
n 3,106 3,106 3,109 3,109
NHANES III
Hispanic 0.015 2.35 0.026 3.06
Black 0.020 3.09 0.050 5.70
Age 0.007 3.74 0.012 4.95
Age2 −0.000 2.42 −0.0001 3.36
Ed mid −0.005 0.81 −0.011 1.47
Ed 13–15 −0.001 0.23 −0.012 1.37
Ed 16+ −0.006 0.79 −0.025 2.45
Income mid −0.006 1.04 −0.003 0.39
Income high −0.013 1.98 −0.016 1.69
Ever smoked 0.016 3.18 0.018 2.58
Current smoker −0.019 3.64 −0.021 2.98
Vig exercise −0.011 1.79 −0.017 2.23
Overweight* 0.015 2.48 0.031 3.81
Obesity 1* 0.034 4.12 0.081 7.00
Obesity 2* 0.066 4.19 0.166 7.25
Obesity 3* 0.139 5.20 0.279 7.63
Height* −0.001 0.65 0.001 0.50
Parent diabetic 0.057 8.91 0.078 9.62
n 5,419 5,419 5,426 5,426
NHANES II
Hispanic −0.010 0.97 0.012 0.41
Black 0.027 3.66 0.046 1.99
Age 0.003 2.07 0.000 0.10
Age2 −0.000 0.87 0.000 0.79
Ed mid 0.010 1.95 0.023 1.60
Ed 13–15 0.005 0.63 −0.018 0.84
Ed 16+ 0.008 1.05 0.011 0.51
Income mid −0.010 2.14 −0.021 1.53
Income high −0.011 1.98 −0.032 1.98
Ever smoked 0.001 0.14 −0.032 2.02
Current smoker −0.009 1.89 0.005 0.34
Vig exercise −0.013 2.46 −0.004 0.30
Overweight* −0.000 0.08 0.030 2.31
Obesity 1* 0.007 0.95 0.030 1.31
Obesity 2* 0.095 4.00 0.028 3.03
Obesity 3* 0.157 3.18 0.664 3.58
Height* 0.001 1.11 −0.004 1.99
Parent diabetic 0.040 6.34 0.034 2.21
n 5,708 5,708 1,562 1,562

All models estimate robust standard errors. Df/dx are the estimated derivatives, and z are the test statistics for differences from 0. All variables are defined in the text and in Tables 1 and 2.

*

Variables are objectively measured during physical exams.