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. 2011 Dec 14;6(12):e27670. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027670

Table 3. Hazard ratios and Associated 95% CI for Incident Diabetes based on Education and Income.

Education <2 HPE 2–<4 HPE BS degree MS degree Doctorate
N 2875 10289 5753 3739 1336
Events 226 567 274 154 41
Person-yrs 33240 121110 68287 44039 15431
Referent HR(95%CI) HR(95%CI) HR(95%CI) HR(95%CI) P trend
* Model 1 1.00 0.70(0.60,0.81) 0.59(0.50,0.70) 0.52(0.42,0.63) 0.36(0.26,0.50) <0.001
Model 2 1.00 0.72(0.61,0.84) 0.62(0.52,0.74) 0.54(0.44,0.67) 0.37(0.27,0.52) <0.001
§ Model 3(Full Model) 1.00 0.96(0.83,1.13) 0.97(0.81,1.16) 1.02(0.83,1.26) 0.95(0.68,1.33) 0.96

*Age and race/ethnicity.

Age, race/ethnicity, and family history of diabetes.

§

Age, race/ethnicity, family history of diabetes, hsCRP, sICAM-1, fibrinogen, HDL-C, LDL-C, total cholesterol, triglycerides, BMI, exercise frequency, alcohol consumption, smoking history, HRT use, hypertension, HbA1C.