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. 2019 Jun 28;10(4):1473–1485. doi: 10.1007/s13300-019-0655-x

Table 4.

Risk factors for diabetes and prediabetes in the participants

Risk factor Diabetes, OR (95% CI) p value Prediabetes, OR (95% CI) p value
Male sex 1.177 (0.890–1.557) 0.253 0.878 (0.714–1.079) 0.217
Age (years)
 46–60 3.046 (2.148–4.319) < 0.001 1.885 (1.549–2.294) < 0.001
 > 60 6.287 (4.446–8.890) < 0.001 3.802 (3.046–4.746) < 0.001
 Hypertension 1.629 (1.258–2.109) < 0.001 1.471 (1.197–1.809) < 0.001
 ≥ Senior high school education 0.619 (0.488–0.785) < 0.001 0.597 (0.500–0.714) < 0.001
BMIa
 Overweight status 1.397 (1.041–1.875) 0.026 1.187 (0.967–1.456) 0.101
 Obesity 2.596 (1.774–3.798) < 0.001 2.373 (1.701–3.309) < 0.001
 Central obesityb 1.433 (1.078–1.905) 0.013 1.802 (1.475–2.202) < 0.001
 Current smoking 1.422 (1.083–1.868) 0.011 1.788 (1.443–2.216) < 0.001
 TC ≥ 6.2 mmol/L 1.158 (0.795–1.685) 0.445 1.263 (0.923–1.728) 0.145
 HDL < 1.0 mmol/L 1.594 (1.185–2.145) 0.002 2.125 (1.665–2.712) < 0.001
 LDL ≥ 4.1 mmol/L 1.606 (1.033–2.495) 0.035 2.058 (1.373–3.084) < 0.001
 TG ≥ 2.3 mmol/L 1.348 (0.989–1.838) 0.059 0.808 (0.626–1.042) 0.808
 HUAc 0.844 (0.618–1.153) 0.287 1.106 (0.875–1.397) 0.401

BMI body mass index, TC serum total cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TG triglyceride, HUA hyperuricemia

aOverweight status was defined as a body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of 24.0–27.9; obesity was defined as a BMI of 28.0 or higher

bCentral obesity was defined as a waist circumference of 90 cm or more in men and 80 cm or more in women

cHyperuricemia (HUA) was defined as blood uric acid of > 420 µmol/L in men and > 360 µmol/L in women