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Table 3 Risk factors associated with undiagnosed diabetes in the Tehranian adults.

From: High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance in the Iranian urban population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Variables

Men

Women

 

Odds ratioa

95%CI

Odds ratioa

95%CI

Family history of diabetes (yes)

1.7b

1.2–2.3

1.8

1.4–2.3

Blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg

2.5

1.8–3.4

1.9

1.5–2.6

BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

4.1

2.7–6.1

2.7

1.8–4.0

Waist circumference (cm) men: >102, women: >88

2.7

1.9–3.8

2.9

2.1–4.1

Low leisure time physical activity

0.82

0.5–1.5

1.0

0.7–1.6

Triglycerides > 2.8 mmol/l

2.4

1.8–3.3

2.8

2.2–3.7

HDL-C< 0.9 mmol/l

1.1

0.8–1.4

1.6

1.3–2.1

  1. a: Odds ratio (95% confidence interval): age-adjusted univariate logistic regression analysis.
  2. b: all p values <0.05 except for low leisure time physical activity in both gender and HDL-C in men. BMI: body mass index, CI: confidence interval, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.