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Table 5 Odds Ratio (OR) for IGT and diabetes associated with selected socio-demographic, biological and lifestyle factors among Kuwaiti males and females

From: Trends and risk factors of hyperglycemia and diabetes among Kuwaiti adults: National Nutrition Surveillance Data from 2002 to 2009

 

IFG*

Diabetes**

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

 

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age Decade (Year)

                

20-29

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

30-39

1.23

0.87

1.72

0.241

0.96

0.69

1.32

0.783

2.94

1.98

4.37

0.001

1.51

0.99

2.31

0.059

40-49

1.71

1.23

2.39

0.002

1.37

1.00

1.88

0.050

4.22

2.85

6.26

0.001

3.53

2.40

5.18

0.001

50-59

2.41

1.63

3.55

0.001

2.01

1.39

2.90

0.001

9.48

6.25

14.37

0.001

9.08

6.10

13.52

0.001

60-69

3.38

2.04

5.60

0.001

2.57

1.48

4.45

0.001

16.27

10.02

26.42

0.001

14.85

8.98

24.57

0.001

BMI Status

                

Normal (<25 kg/m2)

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

Overweight (25- <30 kg/m2)

1.39

1.02

1.91

0.040

1.40

0.97

2.02

0.070

1.43

1.02

2.00

0.038

1.82

1.14

2.89

0.012

Obese (≥30 kg/m2)

1.59

1.15

2.19

0.006

1.77

1.25

2.51

0.001

2.14

1.53

2.98

0.001

2.88

1.85

4.67

0.001

Serum Cholesterol Status

                

Normal (<5.18 mmol/L)

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

Moderate hypercholesterolemia§

1.07

0.82

1.40

0.634

1.04

0.81

1.34

0.764

0.91

0.70

1.19

0.507

0.91

0.71

1.18

0.491

High hypercholesterolemia

1.28

0.90

1.82

0.173

0.84

0.58

1.21

0.340

1.32

0.95

1.83

0.095

1.22

0.89

1.66

0.217

Education Level

                

Up to Grade VIII

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

High school & diploma

0.85

0.63

1.14

0.278

0.75

0.58

0.98

0.038

0.79

0.60

1.04

0.095

0.73

0.56

0.95

0.021

Undergraduate and above

0.79

0.57

1.09

0.158

0.58

0.42

0.80

0.001

0.68

0.50

0.92

0.014

0.65

0.47

0.90

0.009

Exercise

                

No

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

Yes

0.97

0.76

1.23

0.792

1.01

0.78

1.30

0.95

0.82

0.64

1.04

0.105

0.84

0.65

1.10

0.206

Smoking

                

No

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

   

Yes

0.68

0.50

0.93

0.015

0.36

0.13

1.00

0.050

1.20

0.91

1.59

0.200

1.08

0.58

2.03

0.803

  1. *Fasting blood glucose is >6.1 but <7.0 mmol/L. **Fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L.
  2. §Serum cholesterol is ≥5.18 but ≤ 6.22 mmol/L. Serum cholesterol is >6.22 mmol/L.