Table 4. Sex-specific associations between socio-behavioral and biochemical factors and pre-diabetes.
| Predictor | Response | Men | Women | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | C.R | Coefficient | C.R | C.R# | ||
| Age (years) | Physical Activity | -0.039 | -1.44 | -0.007 | -0.31 | 0.89 |
| Employment | -0.123 | -5.79** | -0.068 | -3.42** | 1.93 | |
| Marital Status | -0.163 | -6.47** | -0.043 | -2.13* | 3.51** | |
| Education | 0.083 | 4.10** | 0.071 | 3.21** | -0.35 | |
| Family history of diabetes | 0.028 | 1.46 | 0.000 | 0.40 | -1.43 | |
| Age (years) | Poor diet | -0.506 | -7.17** | -0.457 | -5.80** | 1.00 |
| Employment | 0.052 | 2.28* | 0.028 | 1.42 | -1.02 | |
| Marital Status | 0.077 | 2.80** | 0.076 | 3.33** | -0.21 | |
| Education | 0.056 | 2.58** | 0.009 | 0.40 | -1.70 | |
| Family history of diabetes | -0.012 | -0.58 | 0.022 | 1.24 | 1.15 | |
| Physical Activity | -0.056¥ | -2.34** | 0.010¥ | 0.53 | 2.24* | |
| Age (years) | HDL | -0.020 | -0.65 | -0.118 | -4.98** | -2.11* |
| Employment | 0.010 | 0.45 | 0.025 | 1.25 | 0.33 | |
| Marital Status | -0.117 | -4.46** | -0.029 | -1.47 | 2.97** | |
| Education | -0.026 | -1.23 | 0.039 | 1.75 | 2.06* | |
| Physical Activity | 0.018 | 0.85 | 0.016 | 0.88 | -0.22 | |
| Poor diet | -0.022 | -0.85 | -0.008 | -0.38 | 0.46 | |
| Age (years) | BMI | -0.007 | -0.24 | 0.249 | 11.78** | 7.82** |
| Employment | 0.072 | 3.32** | -0.009 | -0.49 | -2.76** | |
| Marital Status | 0.203 | 7.89** | 0.207 | 11.59** | 1.60 | |
| Education | -0.060 | -2.91** | -0.123 | -6.21** | -2.69** | |
| Physical Activity | 0.022 | 1.10 | 0.025 | 1.57 | 0.24 | |
| Poor diet | 0.081 | 2.84** | -0.025 | -1.30 | -2.96** | |
| Age (years) | TG | 0.100 | 3.33** | 0.292 | 13.08** | 4.96** |
| Employment | 0.042 | 1.91 | -0.047 | -2.49* | -3.04** | |
| Marital Status | 0.132 | 5.11** | 0.045 | 2.36* | -2.74** | |
| Education | 0.048 | 2.31* | -0.019 | -0.91 | -2.30* | |
| Physical Activity | -0.039 | -1.96* | -0.033 | -1.97* | 0.35 | |
| Poor diet | 0.021 | 0.82 | -0.044 | -2.06* | -1.99* | |
| Age (years) | Hypertension | 0.274 | 9.26** | 0.425 | 19.79** | 3.49** |
| Employment | 0.014 | 0.67 | -0.012 | -0.66 | -0.93 | |
| Marital Status | 0.022 | 0.86 | -0.067 | -3.66** | -2.78** | |
| Education | -0.004 | -0.19 | -0.061 | -3.03** | -1.88 | |
| Physical Activity | 0.034 | 1.71 | -0.003 | -0.19 | -1.49 | |
| Poor diet | 0.022 | 0.88 | -0.011 | -0.57 | -1.04 | |
| Age (years) | Pre Diabetes | 0.268 | 9.03** | 0.233 | 9.70** | -0.95 |
| Employment | -0.002 | -0.10 | -0.022 | -1.17 | -0.66 | |
| Marital Status | -0.016 | -0.63 | -0.023 | -1.19 | -0.23 | |
| Education | -0.029 | -1.43 | -0.049 | -2.37* | -0.66 | |
| Family history of diabetes | 0.036 | 1.91 | 0.030 | 1.78 | -0.55 | |
| HDL (mg/dl) | -0.014 | -0.67 | -0.056 | -3.15* | -1.85 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.151 | 7.31** | 0.093 | 4.86** | -2.85** | |
| TG(mg/dl) | 0.055 | 2.58** | 0.115 | 5.97** | 2.19* | |
| Hypertension | 0.001 | 0.07 | 0.042 | 2.22* | 1.5 | |
| Physical Activity | -0.029 | -1.48 | -0.006 | -0.37 | 0.93 | |
| Poor diet | 0.037 | 1.44 | 0.051 | 2.33* | 0.57 | |
* P < 0.05,
** P < 0.01,
# Critical Ratio for Difference between Men and Women,
¥ Correlation Coefficient.