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. 2021 Nov 14;9(2):e002423. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002423

Table 2.

Associations between education and prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes, the Tromsø Study 1994–2016

Undiagnosed diabetes as % of people without known diabetes Undiagnosed as % of all diabetes
Primary and secondary High school or vocational University Primary and secondary High school or vocational University
Tromsø 4 1994–1995
 Crude 1.00 (reference) 0.45 (0.25 to 0.81) 0.44 (0.21 to 0.93) 1.00 (reference) 0.71 (0.42 to 1.18) 1.27 (0.70 to 2.29)
 Model 1* 1.00 (reference) 0.47 (0.26 to 0.85) 0.52 (0.24 to 1.10) 1.00 (reference) 0.69 (0.41 to 1.17) 1.18 (0.64 to 2.19)
 Model 2* 1.00 (reference) 0.51 (0.28 to 0.93) 0.54 (0.27 to 1.20) 1.00 (reference) 0.65 (0.38 to 1.09) 1.26 (0.68 to 2.34)
Tromsø 5 2001–2002
 Crude 1.00 (reference) 0.69 (0.50 to 0.97) 0.59 (0.37 to 0.94) 1.00 (reference) 0.99 (0.76 to 1.29) 1.08 (0.75 to 1.55)
 Model 1* 1.00 (reference) 0.80 (0.57 to 1.12) 0.79 (0.49 to 1.28) 1.00 (reference) 0.98 (0.74 to 1.28) 1.12 (0.77 to 1.62)
 Model 2* 1.00 (reference) 0.83 (0.59 to 1.17) 0.87 (0.54 to 1.39) 1.00 (reference) 0.98 (0.74 to 1.29) 1.10 (0.76 to 1.59)
Tromsø 6 2007–2008
 Crude 1.00 (reference) 0.61 (0.47 to 0.79) 0.31 (0.22 to 0.43) 1.00 (reference) 0.82 (0.66 to 1.03) 0.63 (0.48 to 0.84)
 Model 1* 1.00 (reference) 0.77 (0.59 to 1.01) 0.46 (0.33 to 0.64) 1.00 (reference) 0.85 (0.67 to 1.06) 0.67 (0.50 to 0.90)
 Model 2* 1.00 (reference) 0.85 (0.64 to 1.11) 0.54 (0.39 to 0.75) 1.00 (reference) 0.86 (0.68 to 1.08) 0.68 (0.51 to 0.92)
Tromsø 7 2015–2016
 Crude 1.00 (reference) 0.52 (0.40 to 0.69) 0.28 (0.21 to 0.37) 1.00 (reference) 0.82 (0.64 to 1.05) 0.74 (0.57 to 0.95)
 Model 1* 1.00 (reference) 0.65 (0.49 to 0.87) 0.40 (0.30 to 0.54) 1.00 (reference) 0.81 (0.63 to 1.04) 0.74 (0.57 to 0.95)
 Model 2* 1.00 (reference) 0.69 (0.52 to 0.91) 0.48 (0.36 to 0.65) 1.00 (reference) 0.81 (0.63 to 1.05) 0.76 (0.59 to 0.99)

*Model 1: adjustment for age and sex. Model 2: adjustment for age, sex and body mass index.