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. 2021 Oct 25;13(2):421–435. doi: 10.1007/s13340-021-00556-9

Table 3.

Associated factors of diabetes and prediabetes in Bangladesh

Diabetes Prediabetes
AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Lower limit Upper limit Lower limit Upper limit
Age
 18–34 (ref)
 35–49 2.42*** 2.06 2.85 1.52*** 1.33 1.74
 50–64 3.85*** 3.24 4.57 1.62*** 1.38 1.89
 65 and above 3.48*** 2.83 4.29 1.45*** 1.20 1.76
Sex
 Male (ref)
 Female 0.97 0.83 1.12
Wealth index
 Poorest (ref)
 Poor 0.96 0.75 1.24 0.89 0.74 1.08
 Middle 1.25 0.98 1.61 0.97 0.80 1.19
 Richer 1.69*** 1.31 2.18 1.34** 1.09 1.64
 Richest 2.53*** 1.93 3.30 1.78*** 1.42 2.22
Currently working
 No
 Yes 0.83* 0.71 0.97 0.94 0.83 1.05
Overweight or obese
 No (ref)
 Yes 1.70*** 1.49 1.95 1.29*** 1.13 1.46
Exposure to TV
 No
 Yes 1.08 0.91 1.27 0.97 0.84 1.12
Exposure to radio
 No (ref)
 Yes 1.11 0.71 1.72
Caffeinated drink
 No (ref)
 Yes 1.12 0.90 1.39
Region of residence
 Rural (ref)
 Urban 1.00 0.87 1.15 0.95 0.84 1.08
Administrative division
 Barisal (ref)
 Chattogram 0.94 0.74 1.21 0.76* 0.62 0.94
 Dhaka 1.30* 1.02 1.66 1.37** 1.12 1.67
 Khulna 0.74* 0.57 0.95 0.50*** 0.40 0.62
 Mymensingh 0.83 0.63 1.10 0.67*** 0.54 0.84
 Rajshahi 0.85 0.66 1.11 0.48*** 0.38 0.60
 Rangpur 0.63** 0.47 0.83 0.49*** 0.39 0.62
 Sylhet 0.94 0.73 1.22 0.61*** 0.49 0.77

***p < 0.001

**p < 0.01

*p < 0.05