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. 2013 Oct 31;13:1032. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1032

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted associations with disease outcomes: (1) type-2 diabetes and (2) insulin resistance (type-2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome); n = 402

Variable
Type-2 diabetes
Insulin resistance
 
Unadjusted
Adjusted
Unadjusted
Adjusted
  OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age
 
 
 
 
  30 to 40 (ref)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
  41 to 50
3.17 (1.64, 6.14) *
2.97 (1.51, 5.86) *
1.95 (1.13, 3.36) *
1.92 (1.08, 3.44) *
  51 to 60
3.86 (1.99, 7.47) *
3.73 (1.89, 7.34) *
3.07 (1.76, 5.36) *
3.44 (1.88, 6.30) *
  >60
9.00 (4.48, 18.1) *
7.02 (3.31, 14.9) *
5.96 ( 3.11, 11.4) *
7.16 (3.51, 14.6) *
Sex
 
 
 
 
  Male (ref)
1.0
 
1.0
1.0
  Female
1.34 (0.89, 2.03)
 
2.01 (1.35, 3.00) *
1.84 (1.17, 2.89) *
Education (years)
 
 
 
 
  University (ref)
1.0
 
1.0
 
  High school + college
1.16 (0.73, 1.82)
 
0.98 (0.64, 1.50)
 
  Primary  school
1.70 (0.94, 3.09)
 
1.47 (0.81, 2.66)
 
Currently married
 
 
 
 
  Yes (ref)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
  No
2.33 (1.37, 3.96) *
1.69 (0.92, 3.09)
2.12 (1.21, 3.71) *
1.62 (0.84, 3.14)
Currently employed
 
 
 
 
  Yes (ref)
1.0
1.0
1.0
 
  No
2.21 (1.45, 3.38) *
1.43 (0.88, 2.32)
2.51 (1.68, 3.75) *
 
Living in Dhaka
 
 
 
 
  Native (ref)
1.0
 
1.0
 
  Migrant
1.13 (0.71, 1.78)
 
0.96 (0.62, 1.49)
 
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 
 
 
 
  Lean or normal, <25.0 (ref)
1.0
 
1.0
1.0
  Overweight, 25.1 -30.0
0.94 (0.59, 1.50)
 
1.81 (1.16, 2.84) *
1.88 (1.12, 3.13) *
  Obese, >30.0
1.33 (0.76, 2.30)
 
2.60 (1.49, 4.53) *
2.17 (1.15, 4.09) *
Smoking
 
 
 
 
  Non-smoker (ref)
1.0
 
1.0
 
  Former smoker
1.28 (0.71, 2.31)
 
0.87 (0.48, 1.55)
 
  Current smoker
0.70 (0.39, 1.24)
 
0.64 (0.37, 1.08)
 
Smoke-less tobacco use
 
 
 
 
  No (ref)
1.0
 
1.0
 
  Yes
2.06 (1.19, 3.56) *
 
1.44 (0.82, 2.50)
 
Family history of diabetes
 
 
 
 
  No (ref)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
  Yes
2.01 (1.32, 3.04) *
2.17 (1.38, 3.41) *
2.07 (1.38, 3.09) *
1.98 (1.26, 3.10) *
Wealth index Ψ
 
 
 
 
  0 (ref)
1.0
 
1.0
1.0
  1-2
1.80 (1.12, 2.89) *
 
1.83 (1.18, 2.84) *
1.14 (0.70, 1.88)
  3-4 1.83 (0.96, 3.48)   3.56 (1.84, 6.88) * 1.84 (0.89, 3.77)

Logistic regression was used to build the adjusted model.

* indicates p-value < 0.05.

For each outcome the most parsimonious model was selected and odds ratios (95% CI) are provided for the variables that remained in the final model. Any variable without an estimate indicates that it was not retained in the final model.

Ψ based on owning an apartment/house, private car, instant power source, or air conditioner; one point for each item.