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Table 3 Relationship between diabetes and individual characteristics on univariate analysis

From: Prevalence, risk factors and co-morbidities of diabetes among adults in rural Saskatchewan: the influence of farm residence and agriculture-related exposures

PARAMETER

DIABETES PREVALENCE (%)

ODDS RATIO (95% Confidence intervals)

PARAMETER

DIABETES PREVALENCE (%)

ODDS RATIO (95% Confidence intervals)

Sex

Ā Ā 

Location of Home

Ā Ā 

Male

10.0

1.27 (1.10, 1.48)

Farm

6.9

0.62 (0.52, 0.73)

Female

8.1

1.00 (ref)

Non-Farm

10.7

1.00 (ref)

Age

Ā Ā 

Family History

Ā Ā 

18-45 years

2.4

1.00 (ref)

Dad diabetic

Ā Ā 

46-55 years

6.3

2.75 (1.93, 3.92)

Yes

16.0

2.42 (1.99, 2.93)

56-65 years

10.7

4.85 (3.46, 6.80)

No

7.2

1.00 (ref)

>65 years

15.7

7.52 (5.44, 10.39)

Mom diabetic

Ā Ā 

Marital Status

Ā Ā 

Yes

20.1

3.52 (2.94, 4.21)

Married

9.2

1.55 (1.07, 2.23)

No

6.6

1.00 (ref)

Common law

5.6

0.90 (0.49, 1.64)

Both diabetic

Ā Ā 

Widowed

12.6

2.19 (1.42, 3.40)

Yes

29.5

4.80 (3.41, 6.77)

Divorced/separated

9.8

1.66 (0.97, 2.87)

No

7.9

1.00 (ref)

Never married

6.1

1.00 (ref)

Farm Age 0-1

Ā Ā 

Education Attained

Ā Ā 

Yes

9.5

1.19 (1.00, 1.41)

<High school

14.4

2.24 (1.81, 2.77)

No

8.0

1.00 (ref)

High school

8.4

1.24 (1.00, 1.54)

Mom Smoked

Ā Ā 

University

4.9

0.71 (0.50, 1.01)

Yes (pregnancy)

8.4

0.94 (0.75, 1.18)

Other post-2nd

6.9

1.00 (ref)

Do not know

10.4

1.16 (0.92, 1.48)

Income Adequacy [6]

Ā Ā 

No (pregnancy)

9.0

1.00 (ref)

Lowest

17.2

3.26 (2.06, 4.70)

Birth Weight

Ā Ā 

Lower middle

13.2

2.37 (1.87, 2.99)

Donā€™t know

10.7

1.55 (1.30, 1.85)

Upper middle

10.3

1.79 (1.45, 2.20)

<2500 g

10.7

1.57 (1.11, 2.20)

Highest

6.0

1.00 (ref)

2500-3999 g

7.1

1.00 (ref)

Quadrant (Region)

Ā Ā 

>= 4000 g

7.3

1.04 (0.73, 1.48)

Southwest

8.7

1.09 (0.86, 1.39)

Breastfed

Ā Ā 

Southeast

8.9

1.13 (0.90, 1.43)

Yes

9.1

1.31 (1.07, 1.60)

Northeast

10.4

1.33 (1.08, 1.64)

Donā€™t know

10.8

1.56 (1.26, 1.94)

Northwest

8.0

1.00 (ref)

No

7.1

1.00 (ref)