Table 3.

Association Between Diabetes and the Two-Year Risk of Acquiring New Geriatric Conditions (≥1)

	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
	Model 1*	Model 2†	Model 3‡	Model 4§
Diabetes	1.8 (1.6–2.0)	1.5 (1.3–1.7)	2.0 (1.4–2.7)	1.7 (1.3–2.4)
Age (years)
61–70		2.1 (1.8–2.4)	2.1 (1.8–2.5)	2.0 (1.7–2.4)
71–80		3.3 (2.9–3.8)	3.6 (3.2–4.2)	3.3 (2.9–3.8)
>80		6.3 (5.3–7.5)	7.1 (5.9–8.6)	6.5 (5.4–7.8)
Gender
Female		1.2 (1.1–1.4)	1.2 (1.1–1.4)	1.2 (1.1–1.3)
Race
African-American		0.8 (0.7–1.0)	0.8 (0.7–1.0)	0.9 (0.8–1.1)
Hispanic		0.9 (0.7–1.0)	0.9 (0.7–1.0)	0.9 (0.8–1.1)
Marital Status
Married		0.8 (0.8–1.0)	0.9 (0.8–1.0)	0.9 (0.8–1.0)
Education (years)
12		0.7 (0.7–0.8)	0.7 (0.7–0.8)	0.8 (0.7–0.8)
≥12		0.6 (0.6–0.7)	0.6 (0.6–0.7)	0.7 (0.6–0.8)
Net Worth (dollars)
40,001–155,000		0.7 (0.6–0.8)	0.7 (0.6–0.8)	0.7 (0.6–0.8)
155,001–420,000		0.6 (0.5–0.6)	0.6 (0.5–0.7)	0.6 (0.5–0.7)
>420,000		0.5 (0.5–0.6)	0.5 (0.5–0.6)	0.6 (0.5–0.7)
Chronic Diseases
Hypertension				1.0 (0.9–1.1)
Heart Disease				1.3 (1.2–1.4)
Chronic Lung Disease				1.3 (1.1–1.7)
Cancer				1.2 (0.8–1.6)
Stroke				1.7 (1.4–2.1)
Musculoskeletal				1.4 (1.2–1.5)
Psychiatric				1.7 (1.4–1.9)
Diabetes-Age Interaction (years)
61–70			0.9 (0.6–1.3)	0.9 (0.6–1.3)
71–80			0.6 (0.5–0.9)	0.7 (0.5–1.0)
>80			0.5 (0.3–0.8)	0.5 (0.4–0.8)

Odds ratios were derived using Health and Retirement Study (HRS) respondent population weights to adjust for differential probability of selection into the sample and differential non-response.

*Unadjusted

^†Adjusted for six sociodemographic characteristics

^‡Adjusted for six sociodemographic characteristics and diabetes-age interaction

^§Adjusted for six sociodemographic characteristics, seven chronic diseases, and diabetes-age interaction.

Referent groups are: Age, 51-60 years; Gender, male; Race, Caucasian; Marital Status, unmarried; Education, <12 years; Net Worth, ≤40,000 dollars; Chronic Diseases, not having the indicated disease; and Diabetes-Age Interaction, 51–60 years – diabetes

CI: confidence interval.