Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the performance of a risk score among Hindustani Surinamese, African Surinamese and ethnic Dutch: a cross-sectional population-based study

Table 2 Determinants of diabetes mellitus among Hindustani Surinamese, African Surinamese and ethnic Dutch aged 35–60 years^a

*Determinant*	DM *(n = 194)* Prevalence (%)	*no DM* *(n = 1221)* Prevalence (%)	*Univariate* OR [95% CI]	*Multivariate* ^b OR [95% CI]
Age ≥ 45 years	67.0	49.0	2.2 [1.6–3.0]	1.8 [1.2–2.6]
BMI > 25 kg/m2^c	89.1	63.6	4.8 [3.0–7.7]	1.9 [1.0–3.4]
Increased waist circumference^d	89.6	62.7	5.3 [3.2–8.6]	2.3 [1.3–4.1]
Resting heart rate ≥ 90 bpm	15.4	5.6	3.1 [1.9–4.9]	2.4 [1.4–4.0]
First-degree relative with DM	82.9	56.2	3.8 [2.5–5.6]	2.7 [1.8–4.2]
Hypertension^e	59.0	28.9	3.6 [2.6–4.9]	2.4 [1.7–3.4]
History of CVD	9.8	2.1	5.4 [2.9–10.3]	3.0 [1.5–6.3]
Ethnic group:
Hindustani Surinamese	44.3	20.5	4.8 [3.1–7.4]	2.7 [1.7–4.5]
African Surinamese	38.7	42.4	2.0 [1.3–3.1]	1.5 [0.9–2.4]
Ethnic Dutch	17.0	37.1	1	1

^a only determinants selected for the multivariate analysis, based on a Waldtest for univariate association of p < 0.25 are shown ^b mutually adjusted ^c > 23 kg/m2 for Hindustani Surinamese ^d waist circumference > 80 cm for all women, > 94 cm for African Surinamese and ethnic Dutch men and > 90 cm for Hindustani Surinamese men ^e blood pressure > 140/90 mm Hg and/or being on anti-hypertensive therapy
DM = diabetes mellitus (fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/l and/or self-reported), OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, BMI = body mass index, bpm = beats per minute, CVD = cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction and/or stroke)

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