Table 2 Distribution by sex, univariate and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for selected variables among ethnic Germans
Variable | Males | Females | univariateb | multivariatec | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Cases N (%a) | Controls N (%a) | Cases N (%a) | Controls N (%a) | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI |
BMI (> 27.0 kg/m 2 ) | 29 (41) | 80 (44) | 13 (46) | 28 (42) | 1.74 | (1.05 - 2.90) | Â | Â |
Alcohol consumption | 22 (31) | 14 (8) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 5.61 | (2.65-11.87) | 3.68 | (1.58-8.58) |
Smoking (current or former) | 57 (81) | 108 (59) | 3 (11) | 2 (3) | 3.22 | (1.60 - 6.12) | 3.07 | (1.42-6.62) |
physical activity (intensive) | 3 (4) | 16 (9) | 0 (0) | 6 (9) | 0.29 | (0.08 - 1.01) | Â | Â |
Daily Fruit and vegetable consumption | 38 (54) | 135 (74) | 24 (86) | 49 (73) | 0.64 | (0.39 - 1.04) | Â | Â |
Sweets (little) | 25 (36) | 103 (56) | 9 (32) | 29 (43) | 0.46 | (0.27 - 0.76) | 0.34 | (0.18-0.64) |
Salt (little) | 37 (53) | 124 (68) | 21 (75) | 52 (78) | 0.50 | (0.37 - 0.97) | Â | Â |
Work (physically demanding) | 56 (80) | 137 (75) | 18 (64) | 46 (69) | 1.13 | (0.65 - 1.95) | Â | Â |
Low education | 34 (49) | 76 (42) | 16 (57) | 35 (52) | 1.06 | (0.46 - 2.43) | Â | Â |
Diabetes mellitus (yes) | 16 (23) | 17 (9) | 5 (18) | 8 (12) | 2.53 | (1.31 - 4.88) | 3.29 | (1.46-7.39) |
High blood pressure (yes) | 42 (64) | 100 (57) | 18 (69) | 43 (66) | 1.26 | (0.75 - 2.12) | Â | Â |
High cholesterol level (yes) | 23 (41) | 19 (13) | 3 (20) | 11 (23) | 3.10 | (1.58 - 6.07) | 2.32 | (1.11-4.88) |
Drug treatment of hypertension (yes) | 36 (51) | 89 (49) | 18 (64) | 39 (58) | 1.17 | (0.72 - 1.80) | Â | Â |
Diabetes mellitus of the parents (yes) | 14 (28) | 7 (4) | 1 (5) | 3 (5) | 4.53 | (1.75 - 11.74) | Â | Â |
High blood pressure of the parents (yes) | 18 (37) | 39 (23) | 5 (28) | 20 (32) | 1.71 | (0.75 - 3.80) | Â | Â |
CVD of the parents (yes) | 15 (33) | 47 (28) | 4 (24) | 23 (37) | 1.35 | (0.60 - 2.63) | Â | Â |
Cancer of the parents (yes) | 11 (23) | 34 (20) | 0(0) | 17 (27) | 0.93 | (0.46 - 1.89) | Â | Â |