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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2016 Jul 19;17(10):933–938. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.06.007

Table 3.

Multiple logistic regression models for independent predictors of diabetes in Mexican adults, with NGS as a dichotomous variable denoting sex-specific weakness.

Model Predictor(s) Odds Ratio 95% CIs p-value

Diabetes (HbA1c ≥ 6.5%)
Age (years) 0.99 0.99-1.01 0.38
Sex (Reference: Male) 1.59 1.29-1.94 <0.001
Waist circumference 1.03 1.02-1.03 <0.001
Weak Normalized Grip Strength 1.69* 1.37-2.10** <0.001
*

OR for weakness (NGS ≤0.46 and ≥0.30 for men and women respectively).

**

95% CIs for weakness.