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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2019 Oct 22;133(Pt A):105089. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105089

Table 3:

Association of p,p-DDE concentration with type 2 diabetes among adults (n=516) living in urban India.

Quartile of p,p-DDE
1 2 3 4
Model 1: Unadjusted 1.00 1.13 (0.65, 1.99) 1.08 (0.59, 1.96) 2.30 (1.19, 4.43)
Model 2: Adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics* 1.00 0.93 (0.43, 1.99) 0.71 (0.36, 1.40) 0.94 (0.51, 1.74)
Model 3: Adjusted for Model 2 + waist circumference 1.00 0.69 (0.27, 1.76) 0.72 (0.33, 1.56) 0.82 (0.39, 1.72)
Model 4: Adjusted for Model 3 + FPG 1.00 0.78 (0.20, 3.07) 1.06 (0.34, 3.34) 0.87 (0.30, 2.55)

Values are odds ratio (95% confidence interval) estimated from conditional logistic regression.

Abbreviations: DDE, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.

*

Specifically, adjusted for age (years), occupational status (not working, unskilled/semi-skilled, or trained/skilled/white collar), monthly household income (≤10,000 INR, 10,000 – ≤20,000 INR, or >20,000 INR), and ever use tobacco products (yes or no).

Parameter estimates for all covariates provided in Supplementary Materials, p. 4.