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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Public Health. 2010 Jan;100(1):137–145. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.133892

TABLE 3.

Unadjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the 34-year incidence of type 2 diabetes associated with baseline characteristics by racial group (black (n=648), white (n=4774)) in the Alameda County Study (1965–1999)

Black White

Variable Category HR 95% CI HR 95% CI

Racial Group 2.3 1.7, 3.1 1.0 -
Age (years) (continuous) 1.0 1.0, 1.0 1.0 1.0, 1.0
Women 1.1 0.6, 1.9 0.9 0.7, 1.1
Men 1.0 1.0
Unmarried 1.1 0.6, 1.9 1.1 0.8, 1.5
Married 1.0 1.0
Low Childhood SEP* 1.3 0.7, 2.5 1.9 1.4, 2.5
High Childhood SEP (referent) 1.0 1.0
Height (inches) (continuous) 1.0 0.9, 1.1 1.0 1.0, 1.0
Education (years) (continuous) 1.0 0.9, 1.1 0.9 0.9, 1.0
≤12 years Education 0.5 0.3, 1.0 1.7 1.3, 2.3
>12 years Education (referent) 1.0 1.0
Income (1999 dollars) (continuous) 1.0 0.7, 1.4 0.8 0.6, 0.9
Blue Collar Occupation 0.7 0.4, 1.4 1.3 0.9, 1.8
White Collar Occupation (referent) 1.0 1.0
No Health Insurance 1.3 0.7, 2.4 0.7 0.4, 1.1
Yes Health Insurance (referent) 1.0 1.0
No Regular Health Provider 1.6 0.9, 2.8 0.8 0.5, 1.1
Yes Regular Health Provider (referent) 1.0 1.0
Yes Depression 1.1 0.5, 2.3 1.3 0.8, 1.9
No Depression (referent) 1.0 1.0
Yes High Blood Pressure 1.4 0.7, 2.9 2.3 1.5, 3.5
No High Blood Pressure (referent) 1.0 1.0
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) (BMI)
(continuous)
1.0 1.0, 1.1 1.1 1.1, 1.2
Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) 2.1 1.0, 4.4 6.4 4.4, 9.3
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) 1.3 0.7, 2.3 1.9 1.4, 2.5
Normal/Underweight (BMI ≤24.9)
(referent)
1.0 1.0
Waist Circumference (inches)
(continuous)
1.0 1.0, 1.0 1.0 1.0, 1.0
Large Waist Circumference 2.0 0.9, 4.5 4.5 3.0, 6.7
Normal Waist Circumference (referent) 1.0 1.0
Inactive/Low Activity 1.8 0.8, 4.2 1.3 0.9, 2.0
Moderate Activity 1.6 0.7, 3.8 1.2 0.8, 1.7
High Activity (referent) 1.0 1.0
Current Smoker 1.6 0.9, 3.1 1.6 1.1, 2.2
Former Smoker 1.4 0.5, 3.6 1.7 1.1, 2.5
Never Smoked (referent) 1.0 1.0
Abstain from drinking 1.1 0.6, 2.0 1.0 0.7, 1.5
1–45 drinks per month (referent) 1.0 1.0
> 46 drinks per month 1.2 0.5, 2.7 1.0 0.7, 1.4
*

Childhood SEP is based on respondents’ fathers’ occupation (or education when occupation data not available (6.5% of total)): Low = manual (blue-collar) occupation or education ≤12 years; High = white-collar occupation or ≥12 years of education (referent)

Large Waist Circumference = >34.6in for women and >40.2in for men