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Table 2 Prevalence of chronic health conditions and association with known diabetes mellitus among German adults aged 50 years and older (N = 9133)

From: Prevalence and comorbidity of diabetes mellitus among non-institutionalized older adults in Germany - results of the national telephone health interview survey ‘German Health Update (GEDA)’ 2009

Health conditions

Diabetics (N = 1035)

Non-Diabetics (N = 8098)

Model 1

Model 2

Prevalence (%)

Prevalence (% )

OR1

95% CI

OR2

95% CI

Diabetes-concordant conditions (No. 1–8)

89.8***

60.4

4.99***

3.76-6.62

3.71***

2.76-4.99

1

Hypertension

73.5***

40.8

3.60***

2.95-4.40

2.57***

2.08-3.18

2

Hyperlipidemia

52.8***

32.4

2.21***

1.84-2.64

2.00***

1.65-2.43

 

Cardiometabolic risk factors (No .1-2)

86.3***

56.5

4.33***

3.38-5.55

3.20***

2.47-4.15

3

Angina pectoris

28.5***

11.6

2.54***

2.03-3.18

2.28***

1.79-2.90

4

Myocardial infarction

14.0***

5.3

2.50***

1.86-3.37

2.30***

1.66-3.19

 

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) (No. 3–4)

31.0***

13.0

2.52***

2.03-3.13

2.24***

1.77-2.84

5

Congestive heart failure

10.9***

4.9

1.97***

1.43-2.71

1.81***

1.28-2.57

 

Diseases of the heart (No.3-5)

34.0***

15.2

2.38***

1.93-2.94

2.11***

1.68-2.65

6

Stroke

7.9***

3.8

1.80**

1.25-2.59

1.69*

1.13-2.54

 

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) (No. 3–6)

37.2***

17.3

2.35***

1.91-2.87

2.10***

1.69-2.62

7

Chronic renal disease

8.3***

1.8

4.33***

2.79-6.72

3.72***

2.30-6.03

8

Severe visual impairment

6.0*

4.1

1.23

0.85-1.78

1.16

0.79-1.71

     

-

 

-

Diabetes-discordant conditions (No. 9–20)

68.5***

58.3

1.40***

1.16-1.69

1.23*

1.00-1.50

9

Asthma

8.9**

5.9

1.47*

1.07-2.02

1.28

0.90-1.80

10

Chronic bronchitis

10.8**

7.0

1.50**

1.12-2.01

1.30

0.96-1.78

 

Lower respiratory diseases (No.9-10)

14.4***

9.6

1.48**

1.15-1.91

1.30

0.99-1.71

11

Gastritis/duodenitis

6.3

4.6

1.52*

1.07-2.17

1.51*

1.05-2.16

12

Gastricduodenal ulcers

1.9*

0.7

2.57*

1.21-5.48

2.26*

1.10-4.63

 

Digestive disorders (No. 11–12)

7.3*

5.0

1.60**

1.13-2.25

1.58*

1.12-2.24

13

Osteoarthritis

42.3***

31.4

1.50***

1.25-1.81

1.27*

1.04-1.54

14

Rheumatoid arthritis

14.1***

7.4

2.01***

1.52-2.65

1.65***

1.22-2.23

15

Osteoporosis

12.6

9.9

1.13

0.85-1.51

1.10

0.81-1.49

16

Chronic back pain

34.5***

26.0

1.45***

1.20-1.75

1.20

0.98-1.46

 

Musculoskeletal diseases (No.13-16)

56.5***

46.5

1.39***

1.16-1.67

1.19

0.98-1.44

17

Chronic liver disease

5.7***

1.8

3.30***

2.10-5.18

2.72***

1.76-4.19

18

Cancer (any malignancy)

16.8***

11.4

1.37*

1.07-1.77

1.43**

1.10-1.85

19

Depression

8.6

7.0

1.44*

1.06-1.95

1.24

0.90-1.70

20

Severe hearing impairment

5.5

5.2

0.86

0.57-1.29

0.72

0.47-1.11

  1. National Telephone Health Interview Survey ‘German Health Update (GEDA)’ 2009.
  2. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001, Rao-Scott chi-square test for independence of the associations between diabetes and other chronic conditions.
  3. OR1: adjusted for age (continuous variable) and sex.
  4. OR2: adjusted for age (continuous variable), sex, region of residence, body mass index, smoking status, sports activities and educational attainment. * p < .05; ** p < .01, *** p < .001.
  5. CHD: coronary heart disease; CVD: cardiovascular disease; OR: Odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence intervals.