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Published in final edited form as: Obes Rev. 2012 Jun 28;13(9):810–821. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01016.x

Table 3.

Association of urbanization (first panel) and income (second panel) with cardiometabolic risk in younger and older adults.

Prevalence Odds ratios from logistic regression models, stratified by age
Urbanization Males Females
Age 18–40 years
n=1,014
Age ≥40 years
n=2,970
Age 18–40 years
n=1,068
Age ≥40 years
n=3,406
Overweight Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.16 (0.82, 1.64) 1.70 (1.39, 2.08) 0.84 (0.58, 1.24) 1.23 (1.03, 1.47)
Hi 1.22 (0.86, 1.73) 1.86 (1.53, 2.27) 0.67 (0.45, 1.00) 1.20 (1.01, 1.43)
IFG Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.84 (0.51, 1.38) 1.45 (1.16, 1.82) 1.31 (0.75, 2.30) 1.55 (1.24, 1.93)
Hi 1.17 (0.73, 1.87) 1.72 (1.38, 2.14) 1.84 (1.08, 3.15) 1.88 (1.52, 2.33)
Diabetic Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.48 (0.62, 3.51) 1.42 (1.03, 1.96) 0.97 (0.14, 6.92) 1.50 (1.06, 2.10)
Hi 1.53 (0.64, 3.62) 1.75 (1.28, 2.38) 2.41 (0.46, 12.50) 2.01 (1.45, 2.78)
Impaired A1c Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.83 (0.57, 1.20) 0.89 (0.73, 1.08) 0.80 (0.54, 1.18) 0.97 (0.81, 1.16)
Hi 0.75 (0.51, 1.10) 0.87 (0.72, 1.05) 0.62 (0.41, 0.93) 0.96 (0.80, 1.15)
High A1c Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 2.69 (0.95, 7.65)* 1.35 (0.98, 1.86) 2.92 (0.30, 28.26)* 1.86 (1.37, 2.53)
Hi 2.12 (0.72, 6.27)* 1.77 (1.31, 2.39) 6.80 (0.83, 55.59)* 2.01 (1.49, 2.71)
High TG Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.36 (0.98, 1.88) 1.43 (1.18, 1.73) 0.75 (0.50, 1.12) 1.12 (0.94, 1.34)
Hi 1.96 (1.42, 2.70) 1.89 (1.57, 2.27) 0.64 (0.42, 0.97) 1.24 (1.04, 1.48)
High LDL Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.71 (1.16, 2.53) 2.07 (1.70, 2.54) 1.16 (0.74, 1.83) 1.47 (1.23, 1.75)
Hi 1.99 (1.35, 2.93) 1.82 (1.49, 2.23) 1.38 (0.89, 2.15) 1.61 (1.36, 1.91)
Low HDL Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.24 (0.85, 1.81) 1.19 (0.92, 1.56) 0.67 (0.49, 0.92) 0.89 (0.74, 1.06)
Hi 1.34 (0.92, 1.95) 2.29 (1.80, 2.92) 0.68 (0.49, 0.93) 1.17 (0.99, 1.39)
High TC Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.63 (1.12, 2.36) 2.05 (1.69, 2.48) 1.40 (0.90, 2.18) 1.38 (1.17, 1.64)
Hi 1.86 (1.29, 2.68) 1.79 (1.48, 2.16) 1.41 (0.91, 2.19) 1.45 (1.23, 1.72)
Hypertension Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.78 (0.55, 1.10) 1.20 (1.01, 1.44) 1.02 (0.64, 1.65) 1.14 (0.96, 1.35)
Hi 0.89 (0.63, 1.26) 1.28 (1.07, 1.52) 0.54 (0.31, 0.94) 1.42 (1.21, 1.68)
Pre-HTN Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.76 (0.50, 1.15) 1.07 (0.89, 1.28) 1.02 (0.54, 1.91) 1.11 (0.92, 1.32)
Hi 0.63 (0.41, 0.98)* 1.13 (0.94, 1.36) 0.32 (0.13, 0.77) 1.32 (1.11, 1.57)
High CRP Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.72 (1.14, 2.59) 1.05 (0.86, 1.28) 1.03 (0.68, 1.56) 1.13 (0.93, 1.37)
Hi 1.66 (1.10, 2.51) 0.99 (0.81, 1.21) 0.86 (0.56, 1.32) 1.33 (1.11, 1.61)
Income Males Females
Age 18–40 years Age ≥40 years Age 18–40 years Age ≥40 years
Overweight Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.00 (0.69, 1.44) 1.19 (0.97, 1.45) 0.68 (0.45, 1.02) 1.12 (0.94, 1.34)
Hi 1.07 (0.75, 1.52) 1.59 (1.31, 1.93) 0.76 (0.51, 1.12) 1.29 (1.08, 1.54)
IFG Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.98 (0.58, 1.66) 1.16 (0.93, 1.44) 0.88 (0.58, 1.35) 0.88 (0.74, 1.06)
Hi 1.13 (0.69, 1.87) 1.20 (0.96, 1.49) 0.97 (0.65, 1.46) 1.08 (0.91, 1.30)
Diabetic Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.59 (0.24, 1.45) 1.06 (0.77, 1.46) 4.05 (0.47, 34.84) 0.67 (0.49, 0.93)
Hi 0.86 (0.39, 1.91) 1.51 (1.12, 2.04) 2.16 (0.22, 20.84) 0.88 (0.65, 1.17)
Impaired A1c Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.75 (0.49, 1.12) 0.95 (0.78, 1.14) 0.85 (0.41, 1.18) 1.08 (0.84, 1.36)
Hi 0.95 (0.65, 1.41) 1.04 (0.86, 1.26) 0.86 (0.42, 1.78) 0.93 (0.73, 1.20)
High A1c Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.48 (0.17, 1.37) 0.94 (0.69, 1.29) 1.34 (0.32, 5.65) 0.73 (0.55, 0.97)
Hi 0.92 (0.39, 2.12) 1.45 (1.08, 1.93) 0.71 (0.14, 3.56) 1.04 (0.80, 1.36)
High TG Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.27 (0.91, 1.79) 1.23 (1.02, 1.49) 0.77 (0.51, 1.16) 1.10 (0.92, 1.31)
Hi 1.04 (0.75, 1.46) 1.33 (1.11, 1.61) 0.64 (0.42, 0.98) 1.16 (0.97, 1.38)
High LDL Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.28 (0.85, 1.92) 1.08 (0.89, 1.31) 0.93 (0.59, 1.45) 1.10 (0.93, 1.30)
Hi 1.34 (0.90, 1.98) 1.13 (0.93, 1.37) 0.76 (0.48, 1.19) 0.88 (0.75, 1.05)
Low HDL Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.14 (0.76, 1.71) 1.21 (0.95, 1.53) 0.77 (0.55, 1.07) 1.01 (0.85, 1.20)
Hi 1.12 (0.75, 1.65) 1.17 (0.92, 1.49) 0.85 (0.62, 1.17) 1.08 (0.91, 1.29)
High TC Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 1.33 (0.90, 1.96) 0.99 (0.82, 1.19) 1.00 (0.65, 1.53) 1.13 (0.96, 1.33)
Hi 1.28 (0.88, 1.87) 1.11 (0.92, 1.33) 0.65 (0.41, 1.01) 0.92 (0.77, 1.08)
Hypertension Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.81 (0.57, 1.16) 0.92 (0.77, 1.10) 1.07 (0.64, 1.79) 0.85 (0.73, 1.01)
Hi 0.62 (0.44, 0.89) 0.89 (0.74, 1.06) 0.80 (0.47, 1.37) 0.79 (0.67, 0.93)
Pre-HTN Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.83 (0.53, 1.28) 0.95 (0.79, 1.14) 0.97 (0.47, 2.01) 0.87 (0.73, 1.03)
Hi 0.65 (0.42, 1.02) 0.99 (0.82, 1.19) 0.81 (0.39, 1.69) 0.77 (0.64, 0.91)
High CRP Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Med 0.92 (0.60, 1.41) 0.91 (0.74, 1.11) 0.79 (0.51, 1.20) 0.96 (0.80, 1.15)
Hi 1.11 (0.74, 1.67) 0.85 (0.69, 1.03) 0.62 (0.40, 0.95) 1.03 (0.86, 1.24)

NOTE: urbanization and income categorized by tertiles, with approximately 300 per tertile in the 18–40 year age group and approximately 1,000 per tertile in the ≥40 year age group

*

Unstable estimates due to n<10 in the reference category

Sex- and age (18–40 years; Age ≥40 years)-stratified crude logistic regression models including 3 levels each for urbanicity and income