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Table 3 Crude and adjusted prevalence rates (%) and prevalence odds ratios (OR) by region of birth, females

From: Type 2 diabetes prevalence varies by socio-economic status within and between migrant groups: analysis and implications for Australia

Region of birth

Victorian population sizea

Observed

Age-adjustedb

Observed

Age-adjustedb

Age- and SES-adjustedc

 

n

%

%

OR (95% CI) d

OR (95% CI) d

OR (95% CI) d

Oceania

41062

3.1

4.4

2.2 (2.1-2.3)

2.9 (2.7-3.1)

3.0 (2.8-3.2)

North-West Europe

143311

5.1

2.6

3.7 (3.6-3.8)

1.6 (1.6-1.7)

1.7 (1.6-1.7)

Southern & Eastern Europe

146632

8.4

3.8

6.4 (6.3-6.6)

2.5 (2.4-2.5)

2.4 (2.4-2.5)

North Africa & Middle East

35047

6.6

6.7

4.9 (4.7-5.1)

4.8 (4.6-5.1)

4.7 (4.5-5.0)

South-East Asia

91986

4.3

5.9

3.1 (3.0-3.2)

4.1 (4.0-4.3)

4.0 (3.9-4.2)

North-East Asia

50406

2.4

3.5

1.7 (1.6-1.8)

2.3 (2.1-2.4)

2.6 (2.4-2.7)

Southern & Central Asia

44767

5.7

6.7

4.2 (4.0-4.4)

4.8 (4.6-5.0)

5.0 (4.8-5.2)

Americas

20967

3.1

3.7

2.2 (2.1-2.4)

2.4 (2.2-2.6)

2.4 (2.2-2.6)

Sub-Saharan Africa

22895

3.7

4.4

2.7 (2.5-2.9)

3.0 (2.8-3.2)

3.1 (2.9-3.3)

Australia

1754144

1.4

1.7

Referent

Referent

Referent

TOTAL e

2513054

3.5

3.5

n/a

n/a

n/a

Overseas

597073

5.4

3.8

4.0 (3.9-4.1)

2.5 (2.5-2.5)

2.5 (2.5-2.6)

Pacific Islands

9027

6.8

9.5

5.1 (4.6-5.5)

7.6 (6.9-8.3)

7.2 (6.6-7.9)

New Zealand

32035

2.0

2.9

1.4 (1.3-1.5)

1.8 (1.7-2.0)

1.9 (1.8-2.1)

  1. a based on 2006 Victorian census counts; b adjusted for age group; c adjusted for age group and SES quintile (n = 4072 missing data); d 95% confidence interval; e includes region of birth unknown.