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Table 2 Univariate associations between diabetes and individual characteristics

From: Do discrimination, residential school attendance and cultural disruption add to individual-level diabetes risk among Aboriginal people in Canada?

Parameter

Diabetes Prevalence (%)

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

Parameter

Diabetes Prevalence (%)

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

Sex

  

Life Style

  

Female

15.8

1.73 (1.16, 2.58)

Body Mass Index

  

Male

9.7

1.00 (ref)

Obese

23.8

14.5 (6.09, 34.61)

   

Overweight

11.2

5.86 (2.40, 14.35)

Age

  

Normal

2.1

1.00 (ref)

50+ years

32.6

13.5 (7.27, 24.98)

   

40-49 years

17.0

5.63 (2.79, 11.35)

Abdominal Girtha

  

30-39 years

10.9

3.39 (1.69, 6.78)

High risk

19.2

8.50 (4.06, 17.79)

17-29 years

3.6

1.00 (ref)

Not available

16.1

5.73 (2.35, 13.97)

   

Low risk

2.7

1.00 (ref)

Marital Status

Single

8.4

0.47 (0.31, 0.74)

Smoking Status

  

Divorced/separated/widowed

29.8

2.19 (1.21, 3.94)

Current smoker

10.9

0.53 (0.30, 0.95)

Married/common law

16.3

1.00 (ref)

Ex-smoker

20.2

1.10 (0.56, 2.15)

   

Never Smoker

18.6

1.00 (ref)

Education Attained

     

Less than high school

12.8

0.99 (0.66, 1.49)

Alcohol Intakeb

  

High school or higher

12.9

1.00 (ref)

Regular

8.8

0.58 (0.35, 0.98)

   

Never or not regular

14.2

1.00 (ref)

Household income

$0- $9,999

12.2

0.92 (0.55, 1.56)

Exercise

  

$10,000- $19,999

12.6

0.96 (0.49, 1.85)

Yes

11.9

0.78 (0.51, 1.19)

Refused/Not stated

13.2

1.01 (0.60, 1.69)

No

14.9

1.00 (ref)

$20,000+

13.0

1.00 (ref)

   
   

Duration of Exercise

  

Employment Status

  

0 - <15 minutes

15.1

1.16 (0.66, 2.05)

Employed (full/part/student)

9.6

1.00 (ref)

15-30 minutes

10.8

0.79 (0.42, 1.50)

Retired/homemaker/disabled

20.2

2.38 (1.41, 4.04)

31-60 minutes

9.8

0.71 (0.36, 1.40)

Unemployed

11.6

1.23 (0.74, 2.04)

>60 minutes

13.3

1.00 (ref)

House Environment

  

Sleep Hours

  

Crowding

  

More than 7 hours

11.4

0.77 (0.43, 1.40)

<1 person/bedroom

19.5

1.87 (1.04, 3.36)

6-7 hours

14.0

0.99 (0.56, 1.76)

1 person/bedroom

15.5

1.41 (0.85, 2.34)

5 hours or less

14.3

1.00 (ref)

>1 person/bedroom

11.5

1.00 (ref)

   

House needs repair

     

Yes, major repairs

15.7

1.66 (1.00, 2.74)

   

Yes, minor repairs

12.5

1.28 (0.72, 2.25)

   

No, only regular maintenance

10.4

1.00 (ref)

   
  1. aHigh risk if abdominal girth ≥102 cm for men; aHigh risk if abdominal girth ≥88 cm for women
  2. bRegular was defined as alcohol intake of once a week or more