Table 2.

Logistic regression examining ethnicity and other factors in relation to the likelihood of type 2 diabetes (CHIS 2007)

Variables	Odds ratio	Confidence interval
Chinese vs. Caucasian	1.38	0.97–1.96
Filipino vs. Caucasian	1.66**	1.13–2.43
Japanese vs. Caucasian	1.75*	1.12–2.73
Korean vs. Caucasian	1.59*	1.00–2.52
Vietnamese vs. Caucasian	1.52	0.87–2.67
Age (in 10 year increments)	1.58**	1.51–1.64
Male vs. Female	1.49**	1.30–1.71
Insured vs. Uninsured	1.65**	0.44–0.83
Below federal poverty level (0–99% vs. 100–199%)	1.24	0.94–1.64
Current smoker vs. non-smoker	1.18	0.97–1.43
High blood pressure (yes vs. no)	2.32**	1.98–2.71
Times eating vegetables (per week)	1.01*	1.00–1.03
Vigorous physical activity (last 7 days yes vs. no)	0.79**	0.67–0.94
BMI	1.12**	1.11–1.14

* P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01