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. 2016 Mar 18;3:19. doi: 10.1186/s40608-016-0099-z

Table 2.

Age and sex adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) for diabetes and prediabetes

Variable Diabetes Prediabetes
OR (95 % CI) P-Value OR (95 % CI) P-Value
Area of Residence
 Rural 1.00 1.00
 Urban 5.6 (3.8–11.4) 0.000 2.2 (1.6–3.0) 0.000
Education
 Illiterate 1.00 1.00
 Primary 0.7 (0.3–1.9) 0.541 1.4 (0.8–2.2) 0.200
 Secondary 4.5 (2.3–8.8) 0.000 2.3 (1.5–3.5) 0.000
 Post secondary 3.8 (1.7–8.1) 0.001 2.8 (1.8–4.6) 0.000
Household Income (Taka)a
 Low (≤6,000 Taka/mo) 1.00 1.00
 Medium (6,000–12,000 Taka/mo) 3.2 (1.5–6.8) 0.002 1.8 (1.2–2.7) 0.003 a
 High (>12,000 Taka/mo) 6.3 (3.2–12.5) 0.000 2.2 (1.5–3.1) 0.000 a
Body Mass Index (BMI)
 Normal (18.50–24.99 kg/m2) 1.00 1.00
 Underweight (≤18.49 kg/m2) 0.3 (0.1–0.9) 0.05 0.6 (0.4–1.02) 0.062
 Overweight (≥25 kg/m2) 4 (2.4–6.6) 0.000 1.8 (1.3–2.5) 0.000
Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR)
 Normal (<0.90 M,<0.85 F) 1.00 1.00
 High (≥0.90 M, ≥0.85 F) 9.1 (4.4–18.5) 0.000 2.03 (1.5–2.8) 0.000
Waist Circumference
 Normal ( WC <90 cm M, WC <80 cm F) 1.00 1.00
 Abdominally Obese (WC ≥ 90 cm M, WC ≥ 80 cm F) 6.2 (3.7–10.4) 0.000 2.2 (1.6–3.0) 0.000
Physical Activity
 Low (<150 min/week) 1.00 1.00
 High ≥150 min/week) 0.3 (0.2–0.6) 0.000 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.025
Vegetable/ Fruit intake
 <4–5 Servings/Day 1.00 1.00
 ≥4–5 Serving/Day 0.2 (0.2–1.9) 0.167 0.1 (0.04–0.2) 0.000

aBangladesh Taka 76.00 = USD 1.00