Table 3.
The risk for diabetes mellitus among South African males aged 20 years and older by anthropometric indices: SANHANES-1.
| Unadjusted | Adjusted OR Model 1 | Adjusted OR Model 2 | Adjusted OR Model 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | 95% CI | p-Value | AOR | 95% CI | p-Value | AOR | 95%CI | p-Value | AOR | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| BMI | 5.061 | 3.474–7.374 | <0.001 | 4.142 | 2.814–6.097 | <0.001 | 3.687 | 2.260–6.016 | <0.001 | 2.445 | 1.213–4.929 | 0.012 |
| WC | 7.133 | 4.779–10.647 | <0.001 | 6.285 | 4.136–9.550 | <0.001 | 6.533 | 3.746–11.394 | <0.001 | 4.950 | 2.243–10.926 | <0.001 |
| WHR | 7.064 | 4.698–10.623 | <0.001 | 4.800 | 3.141–7.334 | <0.001 | 4.836 | 2.881–8.118 | <0.001 | 2.926 | 1.503–5.697 | 0.002 |
| WHtR | 12.151 | 5.632–26.215 | <0.001 | 8.108 | 3.721–17.667 | <0.001 | 8.406 | 3.235–21.840 | <0.001 | 4.590 | 1.603–13.141 | 0.005 |
Model 1 = adjusted OR for age group. Model 2 = adjusted OR for age, race, employment, province, locality, and education. Model 3 = adjusted OR for age, race, employment, province, locality, and education, triglycerides, LDL-C and total cholesterol. BMI = body mass index, WC = waist circumference, WHR = waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR = waist-to-height ratio, and OR = odds ratio.