Table 2.

Odds ratios for the association between parity and diabetes according to the number of births in a bivariable and multivariable analyses

Variable	No. of subjects affected (%)	Odd ratio bivariable analysis	Odd ratio adjusted for multivariables €	Odd ratio adjusted for multivariables ¥
		OR (95% confidence intervals)
Diabetes	133 (7.4)
No. of births
0	2 (1.5)	1.0	1.0	1.0
1 or 2	21 (15.8)	4.5 (1.0–19.4)	5.2 (1.2–22.9)	5.0 (1.1–22.9)
3–5	53 (39.8)	5.1 (1.2–21.4)	5.5 (1.3–23.0)	4.1 (0.9–17.9)
≥6	57 (42.9)	7.8 (2.0–32.4)	7.5 (1.8–31.8)	5.3 (1.2–23.5)

^€Adjusted for Age, BMI and Family history of diabetes.

^¥Adjusted for Age, BMI, Family history of diabetes (Diabetes FHx), WHR, Smoking history, Breastfeeding and Marital Status.

Bolded results = statistically significant p < 0.05.