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. 2006 Sep;60(9):804–810. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.041319

Table 2 Relative risks of morbidity attributable to type 2 diabetes by income, education, and occupational position (German study population, 1700 diabetes cases, controlled for age and sex) as estimated by means of logistic regression.

Model 1 Model 2 (mutually adjusted)
Odds ratio 95% CI Odds ratio 95% CI
Income
Income: highest 20% (reference category) 1 1
Income: higher 20% 1.28 0.96 to 1.70 1.22 0.92 to 1.64
Income: mean 20% 1.31 0.99 to 1.73 1.23 0.93 to 1.62
Income: lower 20% 1.38 1.06 to 1.79 1.29 1.00 to 1.69
Income: lowest 20% 1.34 1.03 to 1.74 1.33 1.02 to 1.73
Not classified for income 1.54 1.22 to 1.95 1.66 1.29 to 2.12
Occupational position
Intermediates/professionals (reference category) 1 1
Skilled non‐manuals 2.53 1.27 to 5.02 1.83 0.90 to 3.73
Skilled manuals 3.40 1.75 to 6.62 2.49 1.24 to 4.99
Unskilled/semi‐skilled 3.79 1.96 to 7.35 2.60 1.34 to 5.22
Not classified for occupational position 3.95 2.03 to 7.66 2.77 1.38 to 5.57
Education
University education (reference category) 1 1
13 years of school with or without apprenticeship 7.82 2.22 to 27.6 5.65 1.56 to 20.44
9 or 10 yeas of school and completed apprenticeship 6.60 2.12 to 20.6 4.70 1.44 to 15.23
Max 10 years without having completed apprenticeship 8.54 2.74 to 26.25 5.86 1.80 to 19.13
Not classified for education 7.91 2.54 to 24.67 4.41 1.36 to 14.37