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. 2010 Dec 31;5(12):e14338. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014338

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