Table 1 Social correlates of reporting diabetes (n = 11,075)
From: Diabetes in young adult men: social and health-related correlates
Potential correlate | Proportion Reporting Diabetes (%) | Association with Reporting Diabetesa Odds Ratio (95 % Confidence Interval; p value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted | Adjustedb | ||
Known risk factors | |||
Age | |||
18 – 24 years, n = 1,951 | 1.44 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
25 – 34 years, n = 3,035 | 1.55 | 1.08 (0.67 – 1.73; 0.748) | 1.0 (0.62 – 1.60; 0.991) |
35 – 44 years, n = 4,053 | 3.45 | 2.46 (1.63 – 3.70; <0.001) | 2.16 (1.42 – 3.27; <0.001) |
45 – 49 years, n = 2,036 | 5.84 | 4.3 (2.81 – 6.47; <0.001) | 3.61 (2.36 – 5.51; <0.001) |
County of birth | |||
At risk regionc, n = 1,245 | 3.94 | 1.37 (1.0 – 1.87; 0.045) | 1.75 (1.28 – 2.41; 0.001) |
Other country, n = 9,823 | 2.90 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
Parents’ country of birth | |||
Not from at risk regionc, n = 9,073 | 2.90 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
One from at risk regionc, n = 340 | 3.24 | 1.12 (0.61 – 2.07; 0.717) | 1.25 (0.67 – 2.34; 0.474) |
Both from at risk regionc, n =1,518 | 3.62 | 1.26 (0.94 – 1.69; 0.127) | 1.54 (1.14 – 2.08; 0.005) |
Other Potential Correlates | |||
ASGS region of residence | |||
Major city, n =6,503 | 2.77 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
Inner regional, n = 2,510 | 3.82 | 1.40 (1.09 – 1.80; 0.009) | 1.29 (1.0 – 1.67; 0.048) |
Outer regional, n =2,053 | 2.83 | 1.02 (0.76 – 1.38; 0.891) | 0.90 (0.67 – 1.22; 0.503) |
Marital status | |||
Married/de facto rel., n = 7,136 | 3.11 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
Previously married, n = 555 | 4.86 | 1.59 (1.06 – 2.40; 0.026) | 1.40 (0.92 – 2.11; 0.114) |
Never married, n = 3,308 | 2.51 | 0.80 (0.62 – 1.03; 0.090) | 1.44 (1.08 – 1.92; 0.013) |
Highest education level | |||
Bachelor degree or higher, n =2,788 | 2.73 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
Non-degree qualification, n = 4,836 | 3.02 | 1.11 (0.84 – 1.47; 0.464) | 0.92 (0.69 – 1.23; 0.575) |
Secondary school or less, n = 2,766 | 3.25 | 1.20 (0.88 – 1.64; 0.249) | 1.13 (0.82 – 1.56; 0.449) |
Employment status | |||
Employed, n = 9,292 | 2.49 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
Unemp. (looking for work), n = 962 | 5.30 | 2.20 (1.61 – 3.0; <0.001) | 2.75 (1.99 – 3.80; <0.001) |
Unemp. (not looking), n =589 | 6.96 | 2.93 (2.08 – 4.14; <0.001) | 2.94 (2.07 – 4.20; <0.001) |
Before-Tax Income | |||
AU$100 K+, n = 4,422 | 2.40 | 1.0 (Not Applicable) | 1.0 (Not Applicable) |
AU$60 K - < AU$100 K, n = 2,637 | 3.19 | 1.34 (1.0 – 1.79; 0.048) | 1.39 (1.03 – 1.86; 0.029) |
< AU$60 K, n = 2,291 | 3.97 | 1.68 (1.27 – 2.24; <0.001) | 1.93 (1.44 – 2.59; <0.001) |
Above-average number of life events, n = 163 | 3.18 | 1.14 (0.92 – 1.43; 0.236) | 1.28 (1.02 – 1.60; 0.035) |