Table 2. Weighteda Prevalence of Self-Reported Diagnosed Diabetes in Indo-Guyanese and Non-Hispanic White Adults, Schenectady, New York, 2011b .
| Characteristic | Indo-Guyanese |
Non-Hispanic White |
P Value for Prevalence Differencec | Prevalence Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |||
| Crude | 313 | 30.3 (25.4–35.6) | 327 | 16.1 (12.5–20.5) | <.001 | 1.9 |
| Age group, y | ||||||
| 18–29 | 72 | 3.2 (0.5–8.9) | 58 | 1.7 (0.1–8.2) | .99 | 1.9 |
| 30–44 | 81 | 12.9 (6.4–20.9) | 85 | 7.7 (3.7–15.6) | .40 | 1.7 |
| 45–59 | 87 | 42.9 (32.5–53.1) | 98 | 22.4 (15.0–31.5) | .005 | 1.9 |
| ≥60 | 73 | 61.2 (50.1–72.2) | 85 | 28.3 (19.4–38.5) | <.001 | 2.2 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 150 | 24.2 (17.7–31.3) | 159 | 16.6 (11.2–22.7) | .13 | 1.5 |
| Female | 163 | 35.9 (29.1–43.8) | 168 | 14.7 (10.6–19.5) | <.001 | 2.4 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | ||||||
| <25.0 | 97 | 15.5 (9.3–23.7) | 115 | 9.7 (5.1–16.0) | .29 | 1.6 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 127 | 35.9 (28.2–44.9) | 118 | 12.8 (7.6–19.7) | <.001 | 2.8 |
| ≥30.0 | 71 | 37.5 (27.3–49.7) | 84 | 30.8 (21.8–41.4) | .48 | 1.2 |
| Family history of diabetes | ||||||
| With family history | 178 | 38.9 (31.8–46.1) | 141 | 24.8 (18.2–32.4) | .01 | 1.6 |
| No family history | 129 | 18.3 (12.6–26.0) | 182 | 8.1 (4.9–12.9) | .01 | 2.3 |
| Age-standardized | 313 | 28.7 (23.9–34.0) | 327 | 14.5 (10.9–18.5) | <.001 | 2.0 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.
a
Data were weighted to reflect the population distributions in the study.
b
Numbers may not equal the total because of missing data.
c
z test for proportions was used to obtain P values.