Table 4. Relative risks of environmental variables for Type 2 Diabetes, Crohn's disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Disease | Environmental Variable | Level | Proportion in the population | Relative risk |
<23 | 0.20 | 1.00 | ||
23–23.9 | 0.16 | 1.00 | ||
24–24.9 | 0.14 | 1.50 | ||
25–26.9 | 0.27 | 2.20 | ||
Type 2 Diabetes | Body Mass Index | 27–28.9 | 0.14 | 4.40 |
29–30.9 | 0.06 | 6.70 | ||
31–32.9 | 0.02 | 11.6 | ||
33–34.9 | 0.01 | 21.3 | ||
> = 35 | 0.01 | 42.1 | ||
Never Smoked | 0.50 | 1.00 | ||
Smoking | Ex-Smoker | 0.39 | 1.10 | |
<20 cigs/day | 0.04 | 1.50 | ||
> = 20 cigs/day | 0.07 | 1.70 | ||
Never Smoked | 0.545 | 1.00 | ||
Crohn's Disease | Smoking | Ex-Smoker | 0.245 | 1.70 |
Current-Smoker | 0.198 | 3.00 | ||
Never Smoked | 0.498 | 1.00 | ||
Rheumatoid Arthritis | Smoking | Ex-Smoker | 0.276 | 1.40 |
Current-Smoker | 0.227 | 1.30 |