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Table 2 Results from the full step-wise, backward elimination linear regression model

From: Identifying persons at risk for developing type 2 diabetes in a concentrated population of high risk ethnicities in Canada using a risk assessment questionnaire and point-of-care capillary blood HbA1cmeasurement

Questionnaire item

Standardized beta

t

Sig.

Increasing number of high risk parents

0.15

3.78

<0.001

Increasing age category

0.12

2.87

<0.001

Increasing BMI

0.11

2.42

0.02

Increasing waist circumference

0.06

1.25

0.21

Decreasing physical activity participation

0.12

3.30

<0.001

High blood pressure

0.02

0.53

0.60

High blood sugar

0.28

7.38

<0.001

Family history of diabetes

0.05

1.23

0.22

  1. R2 = 0.235, Adjusted R2 = .224.