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. 2017 Mar 13;40(5):e55–e56. doi: 10.2337/dc16-2626

Table 1.

Odds ratios (95% CI) of being unaware of having diabetes among people with diabetes, U.S., 2011–2014

Unadjusted Adjusted
Overall Overall Men Women
Age
 20–44 years Reference Reference Reference Reference
 45–64 years 0.66 (0.45–0.97) 0.76 (0.51–1.13) 1.02 (0.55–1.89) 0.53 (0.27–1.05)
 ≥65 years 0.70 (0.48–1.01) 0.99 (0.68–1.44) 0.92 (0.51–1.67) 1.17 (0.63–2.18)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Non-Hispanic black 0.86 (0.56–1.32) 1.11 (0.75–1.64) 0.93 (0.51–1.70) 1.46 (0.85–2.49)
 Non-Hispanic Asian 1.74 (1.18–2.58) 1.44 (0.82–2.54) 1.52 (0.66–3.49) 1.72 (0.68–4.39)
 Mexican American 1.23 (0.86–1.76) 1.06 (0.73–1.53) 0.62 (0.34–1.11) 1.91 (1.09–3.34)
 Other Hispanic 1.69 (1.08–2.62) 1.30 (0.78–2.14) 0.96 (0.40–2.30) 2.21 (1.12–4.34)
Sex and GDM status
 Women without GDM Reference Reference Reference
 Women with GDM 1.02 (0.68–1.51) 1.06 (0.68–1.65) 1.04 (0.65–1.65)
 Men 1.23 (0.84–1.79) 1.07 (0.71–1.61)
Family history of diabetes 0.53 (0.39–0.72) 0.48 (0.33–0.70) 0.43 (0.25–0.76) 0.53 (0.32–0.88)
Education
 Greater than high school education Reference Reference Reference Reference
 High school education 0.99 (0.66–1.48) 1.07 (0.65–1.78) 0.85 (0.40–1.82) 1.17 (0.63–2.18)
 Less than high school education 1.02 (0.67–1.57) 0.98 (0.56–1.70) 1.23 (0.59–2.57) 0.65 (0.34–1.26)
Household income <$20,000 0.84 (0.62–1.14) 0.88 (0.65–1.21) 1.05 (0.67–1.65) 0.85 (0.50–1.45)
Smoking status
 Never smokers Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Former smokers 0.97 (0.71–1.31) 0.96 (0.63–1.46) 1.06 (0.60–1.87) 0.82 (0.39–1.71)
 Current smokers 0.84 (0.60–1.17) 0.75 (0.51–1.12) 0.63 (0.37–1.08) 1.09 (0.49–2.44)
BMI
 <25 kg/m2 Reference Reference Reference Reference
 25–29.9 kg/m2 1.15 (0.79–1.67) 1.17 (0.66–2.07) 2.56 (1.23–5.30) 0.53 (0.24–1.21)
 30–34.9 kg/m2 0.90 (0.52–1.56) 0.95 (0.45–1.99) 2.04 (0.69–6.03) 0.49 (0.18–1.31)
 ≥35 kg/m2 0.70 (0.43–1.15) 0.77 (0.39–1.53) 1.52 (0.53–4.35) 0.47 (0.21–1.05)
Low work-time activity levels 0.86 (0.59–1.23) 0.74 (0.48–1.12) 0.66 (0.39–1.14) 0.77 (0.44–1.34)
Low leisure-time activity levels 1.03 (0.74–1.43) 1.13 (0.78–1.64) 0.99 (0.58–1.68) 1.43 (0.85–2.40)
No health insurance 1.79 (1.29–2.48) 1.25 (0.74–2.11) 1.21 (0.64–2.27) 1.32 (0.61–2.83)
Routine health care location
 Health care at doctor’s office or HMO Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Other place for health care 0.90 (0.61–1.34) 0.68 (0.41–1.11) 0.82 (0.48–1.40) 0.51 (0.30–0.90)
 No routine place for health care 2.61 (1.68–4.05) 0.79 (0.43–1.47) 1.00 (0.52–1.89) 0.89 (0.29–2.73)
No health care in the past year 5.88 (3.47–9.99) 5.85 (2.39–14.34) 5.12 (1.54–17.06) 7.03 (2.67–18.51)
Hospitalized in the past year 0.54 (0.41–0.73) 0.66 (0.44–0.99) 0.57 (0.26–1.27) 0.67 (0.38–1.17)
Hypertension 0.68 (0.51–0.91) 0.74 (0.53–1.02) 0.66 (0.39–1.12) 0.78 (0.46–1.30)
Hyperlipidemia 0.81 (0.57–1.14) 0.80 (0.51–1.24) 0.96 (0.57–1.63) 0.65 (0.34–1.24)

HMO, health maintenance organization.

Adjusted for all other variables listed in the table. Odds ratios in boldface type are statistically significant at P < 0.05.