Skip to main content

Table 5 Distribution of body mass indices by diabetes status

From: A population-based survey of prevalence of diabetes and correlates in an urban slum community in Nairobi, Kenya

Variable

Diabetes % (n)

Non diabetes % (n)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age-sex adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age-sex-smoking-alcohol use-METS adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

BMI (n 2036)

 

> 30 Obese

 

Female

79.3 (23)

77.6 (235)

1.1 (0.4-2.8)

0.828

1.5 (0.5-4.0)

0.457

    

Male

20.7 (6)

22.4 (68)

ref

       

All

44.6 (29)

15.4 (303)

5.0 (2.8-9.1)

0.000

3.4 (1.8-6.3)

0.000

3.2 (1.7-6.2)

0.001

3.4 (1.5-7.5)

0.003

>25-29.9 Overweight

 

Female

 

Male

50 (7)

54 (312)

0.9 (0.3-2.5)

0.768

1.0 (0.3-3.0)

0.965

    

All

50 (7)

46 (266)

Ref

       

21.5(14)

29.3 (578)

1.3 (0.6-2.6)

0.494

0.9 (0.5-1.9)

0.881

0.9 (0.4-1.9)

0.833

1.2 (0.6-2.7)

0.612

18.5-25 Normal

 

Female

31.6 (6)

37.6 (376)

0.8 (0.3-2.0)

0.593

1.0 (0.4-2.6)

0.949

    

Male

68.4 (13)

62.4 (625)

Ref

       

All

29.2 (19)

50.8 (1001)

Ref

       

< 18.5 Under weight

 

Female

33.3 (1)

33.7 (30)

1.0 (0.1-11.3)

1.000

1.7 (0.1-22.9)

0.705

    

Male

66.7 (2)

66.3 (59)

Ref

       

All

4.6 (3)

4.5 (89)

1.8 (0.5-6.1)

0.363

1.9 (0.5-6.8)

0.308

1.9 (0.6-6.8)

0.301

3.0 (0.8-11.2)

0.101

Waist Cir. (n 2031)

 

Elevated

 

Female

89.7 (26)

94.1 (383)

0.5 (0.2-2.0)

0.441

1.0 (0.2-1.1)

0.977

    

Male

10.3 (3)

5.9 (24)

Ref

       

All

44.6 (29)

20.7 (407)

3.1 (1.9-5.1)

0.000

2.2 (1.3-3.7)

0.003

2.3 (1.2-4.6)

0.015

2.1 (1.0-4.5)

0.068

Normal

 

Female

27.8 (10)

36.4 (568)

0.7 (0.3-1.4)

0.285

0.9 (0.4-2.0)

0.828

    

Male

72.2 (26)

63.6 (991)

Ref

       

All

55.4 (36)

79.2 (1559)

Ref

       

Waist Hip Ratio (n 2026)

 

High

 

Female

85 (17)

88 (219)

0.8 (0.2-2.8)

0.721

0.9 (0.2-3.5)

0.897

    

Male

15 (3)

12 (30)

Ref

       

All

30.8 (20)

12.7 (249)

3.1 (1.8-5.3)

0.000

2.3 (1.3-4.0)

0.004

2.1 (1.1-3.9)

0.020

2.4 (1.1-5.0)

0.028

Normal

 

Female

42.2 (19)

42.6 (729)

1.0 (0.5-1.8)

0.962

1.2 (0.7-2.3)

0.505

    

Male

57.8 (26)

57.4 (983)

Ref

       

All

69.2 (45)

87.3 (1712)

        
  1. Waist Circumference (Waist Circ): Elevated Male >102 cm; Female > 88 cm.
  2. Waist Hip Ratio High: >0.90 males and 0.80 in females.
Back to article page

BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

Contact us