Table 3.
Prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus and adjusted effects of potential risk factors in adults aged 20 years and older.
| Risk factor | Prevalence of diabetes | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P |
| Age | 1.07 | 1.06–1.08 | 0.000 | |
| Sex* | ||||
| Women† | 7.9% | – | ||
| Men | 9.6% | 1.43 | 1.04–1.95 | 0.026 |
| Educational level** | ||||
| Higher† | 4.1% | – | ||
| Moderate | 4.2% | 0.87 | 0.46–1.62 | NS |
| Low | 12.9% | 1.21 | 0.71–2.19 | NS |
| Smoking habit** | ||||
| Non smokers† | 9.0% | – | ||
| Current smokers | 6.2% | 1.15 | 0.78–1.69 | NS |
| Former smokers | 15.8% | 1.30 | 0.83–2.03 | NS |
| Hypertension** | ||||
| No† | 5.4% | – | ||
| Yes | 24.4% | 2.19 | 1.60–2.99 | 0.000 |
| Origin from Salamis* | ||||
| No† | 7.9% | – | ||
| Yes | 9.6% | 1.23 | 0.91–1.66 | NS |
| BMI** | ||||
| <25† | 3.4% | – | ||
| 25–29.9 | 9.8% | 1.97 | 1.29–3.01 | 0.001 |
| ≥30 | 17.1% | 3.76 | 2.41–5.86 | 0.000 |
| Family history of diabetes** | ||||
| No† | 4.1% | – | ||
| Yes | 23.9% | 6.91 | 5.11–9.34 | 0.000 |
*P > 0.05 (non significant), **P < 0.0001, based on Pearson's chi-square test † Referent group NS = Non Significant (referring to the multivariate analysis)