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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate models predicting the odds ratios of developing diabetes mellitus among the participants of the study area in Cyprus

From: A preliminary assessment of low level arsenic exposure and diabetes mellitus in Cyprus

Univariate Models

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sex – Males vs. Females

1.876 (0.75, 4.66)

0.18

Age (year)

1.047 (1.02, 1.08)

0.001

Smoke – Yes vs. No

2.563 (1.05, 6.25)

0.04

Log arsenic exposure (mg)

1.777 (1.08, 2.92)

0.02

Education

  

 High School vs. Elementary

0.672 (0.25, 1.81)

0.43

 Undergraduate vs. Elementary

0.431 (0.11, 1.69)

0.23

 Postgraduate vs. Elementary

0.481 (0.06, 4.07)

0.50

Tertiles of arsenic exposure

  

 Second vs. First

4.781 (1.01, 22.69)

0.05

 Third vs. First

5.368 (1.15, 25.13)

0.03

Quintiles of arsenic exposure

  

 Second vs. First

0.968 (0.13, 7.09)

0.97

 Third vs. First

2.632 (0.49, 14.11)

0.26

 Fourth vs. First

1.500 (0.24, 9.30)

0.66

 Fifth vs. First

5.000 (1.03, 24.17)

0.04

Multivariate Models

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Model 1

  

 Age (year)

1.036 (1.00, 1.07)

0.04

 Males vs. Females

1.280 (0.43, 3.84)

0.66

 Smoke – Yes vs. No

2.034 (0.69, 5.99)

0.20

 Log arsenic exposure (mg)

1.287 (0.74, 2.25)

0.38

Model 2

  

 Age (year)

1.041 (1.00, 1.08)

0.02

 Males vs. Females

1.268 (0.42, 3.81)

0.67

 Smoke – Yes vs. No

2.000 (0.68, 5.91)

0.21

 Tertiles of arsenic exposure

  

  Second vs. First

3.493 (0.70, 17.33)

0.13

  Third vs. First

2.287 (0.41, 12.66)

0.34

Model 3

  

 Age (year)

1.038 (1.00, 1.08)

0.03

 Males vs. Females

1.425 (0.47, 4.29)

0.53

 Smoke – Yes vs. No

1.867 (0.63, 5.51)

0.26

 Quintiles of arsenic exposure

  

  Second vs. First

0.717 (0.09, 5.56)

0.75

  Third vs. First

1.791 (0.31, 10.26)

0.51

  Fourth vs. First

0.774 (0.109, 5.516)

0.80

 Fifth vs. First

1.857 (0.298, 11.592)

0.51