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. 2017 May 3;2(1):e7. doi: 10.2196/diabetes.7535

Table 2.

Relationship (crude) of diabetes between participant parameters and categories. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI were estimated using logistic regression models. Model 0: crude odds ratio.

Parameters Categories Crude OR (95% CI)
Predictors   OR (95% CI) P
Age 18-44 Reference

45-64 3.8 (2.9-4.9) <.001
Gender Male 1.1 (0.86-1.5) .38

Female Reference  
Marital status Ever married 3.2 (2.0-5.0) <.001

Never married Reference  
Highest level of education Secondary or less/no formal education 1.45 (1.09-1.9) .01

College/University/PG Reference  
Parental consanguinity Yes 0.94 (0.72-1.2) .66

No Reference
Family history of DM Yes 1.4 (1.03-1.8) .03

No Reference
Smoking status Daily 0.89 (0.59-1.3) .59

Nondaily 1.22 (0.39-3.7) .73

Past smoker 1.24 (0.64-2.4) .51

Never smoker Reference  
BMI (kg/m2) Lean 0.21 (0.03-1.6) .14

Normal Reference  

Overweight 1.9 (1.2-2.9) .004

Obese 2.6 (1.8-3.9) <.001
Waist circumference (cm)




Male ≥102 cm 2.2 (1.4-3.4) <.001

<102 cm Reference  

Female ≥88 cm 3.2 (2.1-4.8) <.001

<88 cm Reference  
Blood pressure (BP, mmHg) Raised BP or currently on medication 2.3 (1.8-3.1) <.001

Normal Reference  
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) ≥190 mg/dL 2.9 (2.2-3.8) <.001

<190 mg/dL Reference  
HDL (mg/dL)




Male <40 (mg/dL) 1.3 (0.86-1.9) .21

≥40 (mg/dL) Reference  

Female <50 (mg/dL) 1.4 (0.98-1.9) .06

≥50 (mg/dL) Reference  
Triglyceride (mg/dL) ≥150 (mg/dL) 3.9 (2.9-5.3) <.001

<150 (mg/dL) Reference  
LDL (mg/dL) ≥130 (mg/dL) 1.3 (0.84-1.9) .25

<130 (mg/dL) Reference