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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 11.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):649–656. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1111

Table 3.

Multiple Logistic Regressions for Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy and Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy in Individuals With Diabetes Aged 40 Years and Older: NHANES 2005–2008

Diabetic Retinopathy
Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy
Characteristics PM (95%CI) OR (95%CI) PM (95%CI) OR (95%CI)
Age per y NA 0.99 (0.95–1.02) NA 1.00 (0.95–1.05)

Sex
 Male 38.1 (32.6–43.6) 2.07 (1.39–3.10) 6.1 (3.4–8.8) 1.79 (0.67–4.80)

 Female 27.1 (22.4–31.8) 1 [Reference] 3.8 (1.9–5.7) 1 [Reference]

Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white 31.2 (25.4–37.0) 1 [Reference] 3.3 (1.6–5.0) 1 [Reference]

 Non-Hispanic black 38.9 (30.4–47.4) 1.62 (0.81–3.26) 9.8 (5.7–13.8) 3.77 (1.47–9.69)

 Mexican American 31.7 (19.5–43.9) 1.03 (0.39–2.76) 9.5 (2.0–17.0) 3.63 (1.05–12.56)

 Other 29.3 (19.9–38.6) 0.88 (0.42–1.82) 2.9 (0–6.5) 0.86 (0.19–3.82)

Education
 <High school 33.8 (26.9–40.7) 1 [Reference] 6.3 (3.2–9.3) 1 [Reference]

 ≥High school 31.8 (26.8–36.7) 0.87 (0.51–1.50) 4.0 (2.1–5.9) 0.59 (0.22–1.54)

Health insurance
 Yes 31.8 (27.2–36.4) 0.74 (0.34–1.59) 5.1 (3.6–6.6) 2.27 (0.54–9.52)

 No 36.5 (25.4–47.6) 1 [Reference] 2.5 (0–5.5) 1 [Reference]

Hemoglobin A1c per percentage point NA 1.45 (1.20–1.75) NA 1.21 (0.97–1.50)

Duration of diabetes per y NA 1.06 (1.03–1.10) NA 1.03 (1.01–1.05)

Insulin use
 Yes 47.4 (39.1–55.8) 3.23 (1.99–5.26) 7.5 (4.8–10.1) 2.63 (1.34–5.15)

 No 26.7 (21.9–31.5) 1 [Reference] 3.3 (1.9–4.7) 1 [Reference]

Systolic blood pressure per mm Hg NA 1.03 (1.02–1.03) NA 1.03 (1.01–1.06)

Diastolic blood pressure per mm Hg NA 0.96 (0.93–0.98) NA 0.96 (0.94–0.98)

BMIa
 Normal <25 30.9 (21.2–40.6) 1 [Reference] 4.0 (0–8.0) 1 [Reference]

 Overweight 25-<30 37.0 (29.4–44.6) 1.49 (0.71–3.13) 4.8 (2.2–7.4) 1.25 (0.29–5.41)

 Obese ≥30 30.3 (25.4–35.3) 0.96 (0.47–1.96) 5.0 (2.7–7.2) 1.31 (0.34–5.05)

Smoking status
 Yes 36.8 (25.4–48.3) 1.40 (0.67–2.92) 3.3 (1.1–5.5) 0.61 (0.25–1.47)

 No 31.6 (27.3–35.9) 1 [Reference] 5.0 (3.5–6.5) 1 [Reference]

History of CVD
 Yes 33.5 (27.0–40.0) 1.10 (0.72–1.71) 6.4 (2.7–10.1) 1.69 (0.58–4.92)

 No 32.0 (27.4–36.5) 1 [Reference] 4.2 (2.3–6.0) 1 [Reference]

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; NA, not applicable; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys; OR, odds ratio; PM, predictive margin.

a

BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.