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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 May 28;22(9):2080–2090. doi: 10.1002/oby.20800

Table 5.

Odds ratios for diabetes by age category among US adults.

All* Women** Men**
20–39 years old
n 51,696 51,696
0–499 m 1.00 1.00 1.00
500–1,499 m 1.09 (0.90 to 1.31) 1.28 (0.89 to 1.84) 0.93 (0.68 to 1.26)
1,500–3,500 m 0.80 (0.61 to 1.06) 0.96 (0.58 to 1.59) 0.82 (0.55 to 1.23)
40–59 years old
n 119,043 119,043
0–499 m 1.00 1.00 1.00
500–1,499 m 0.93 (0.85 to 1.02) 1.16 (1.00 to 1.34) 0.86 (0.77 to 0.97)
1,500–3,500 m 0.85 (0.74 to 0.96) 1.09 (0.90 to 1.32) 0.81 (0.69 to 0.96)
60–79 years old
n 95,288 95,288
0–499 m 1.00 1.00 1.00
500–1,499 m 0.93 (0.87 to 1.00) 0.99 (0.88 to 1.11) 0.93 (0.85 to 1.03)
1,500–3,500 m 0.87 (0.78 to 0.98) 1.08 (0.92 to 1.27) 0.84 (0.73 to 0.97)
≥80 years old
n 19,004 19,004
0–499 m 1.00 1.00 1.00
500–1,499 m 1.03 (0.89 to 1.18) 0.85 (0.66 to 1.09) 1.13 (0.92 to 1.38)
1,500–3,500 m 0.87 (0.70 to 1.09) 1.27 (0.85 to 1.90) 0.76 (0.54 to 1.05)

95% Confidence intervals are shown in parentheses.

*

Odds ratios were adjusted for sex, body mass index, ethnicity, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, current smoking status, level of education, income, out-migration rate, health status, employment status, urbanization, and latitude.

**

Odds ratios were adjusted for body mass index, ethnicity, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, current smoking status, level of education, income, out-migration rate, health status, employment status, urbanization, and latitude.