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Table 2 The results of univariate analysis of the potential risk factors associated with diabetes

From: Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose among residents in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China

Variables

Total number

DM prevalence (%)

OR (95% CI)

P -value

Age

    

18-29

647

4.0

1

 

30-39

662

4.5

1.13 (0.66-1.94)

0.646

40-49

810

8.1

2.12 (1.33-3.38)

0.001

50-59

699

11.2

2.67 (1.69-4.21)

<0.001

60-69

516

12.4

2.96 (1.85-4.74)

<0.001

>70

387

12.9

3.54 (2.12-5.80)

<0.001

Educational level

    

Less than junior middle school

1828

10.5

1

<0.001

≥ Junior middle school

1893

6.4

0.59 (0.47-0.72)

Smoking

    

No

2915

7.7

1

0.002

Yes

806

11.2

1.51 (1.35-1.67)

Family history of diabetes

    

No

3162

7.7

1

 

Yes

559

12.6

1.71 (1.29-2.27)

<0.001

Obesity

    

No

3506

8.2

1

 

Yes

215

12.1

1.54 (1.00-2.36)

0.047

Central obesity

    

No

2583

7.0

1

 

Yes

1138

11.6

1.73 (1.37-2.19)

<0.001

Hypertension

    

No

2625

6

1

 

Yes

1096

14.2

2.59 (2.05-3.27)

<0.001

Marital status

    

Married

3129

8

1

 

Unmarried or widowed or divorces

592

11

1.39 (1.12-1.66)

0.015

  1. Abbreviation: CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio.