Table 3.
Population attributable risk fractions (PAR%) for demographic/lifestyle factors and DM.
| Demographic/lifestyle factors | Population attributable risk fraction | |
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| Percent of all DM cases (n = 459) attributed to Factor* (%) | Percent of Qatari national DM cases (n = 272) attributed to factor* * (%) | |
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| Age >65 | n/a | n/a |
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| Female gender | n/a | n/a |
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| Consanguinity | n/a | 14.5% |
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| No college education | 26.8% | 49.3% |
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| Monthly income ≥ 3000 Qatari Riyals1 | n/a | N/A (protective) |
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| No daily or vigorous/moderate activity | 9.4% | 17.3% |
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| Ever smoked cigarettes and/or sheesha | n/a (protective) | n/a (one case) |
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| Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)2 | 31.7% | 46.9% |
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| Metabolic syndrome3 | n/a (no OR) | n/a (no OR) |
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* Calculated using adjusted OR.
** Calculated using crude OR.