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Table 2 Health-related 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

Smoking status

 Never smoked, n = 6,320

2.52

1.0 (Not Applicable)

1.0 (Not Applicable)

 Ex-smoker, n = 2,415

3.81

1.53 (1.18 – 1.99; 0.001)

1.17 (0.90 – 1.53; 0.251)

 Current smoker, n = 2,175

3.72

1.50 (1.14 – 1.97; 0.004)

1.38 (1.04 – 1.81; 0.024)

 Less than daily fruit/veg. consumption, n = 415

3.86

1.30 (0.78 – 2.17; 0.316)

1.31 (0.78 – 2.21; 0.306)

Physical activity level

   

 Sufficient for health, n = 5,663

2.38

1.0 (Not Applicable)

1.0 (Not Applicable)

 Insufficient for health, n = 2,917

2.91

1.23 (0.93 – 1.62; 0.142)

1.03 (0.78 – 1.36; 0.825)

 Sedentary, n = 1,381

5.14

2.22 (1.65 – 2.98; <0.001)

1.66 (1.23 – 2.25; 0.001)

BMI

   

 Healthy range or less, n = 3,340

1.53

1.0 (Not Applicable)

1.0 (Not Applicable)

 Overweight, n = 4,116

2.02

1.33 (0.93 – 1.89; 0.115)

1.12 (0.78 – 1.59; 0.537)

 Obese, n = 2,235

6.76

4.67 (3.39 – 6.45; <0.001)

3.83 (2.77 – 5.31; <0.001)

 Missing, n = 1,384

3.54

2.37 (1.59 – 3.52; <0.001)

2.35 (1.58 – 3.50; <0.001)

High blood pressure (ever), n = 1,468

10.22

6.30 (5.02 – 7.90; <0.001)

4.38 (3.44 – 5.56; <0.001)

Other Potential Correlates

 Reported good to excellent self-rated health, n = 10,153

2.22

0.17 (0.13 – 0.21; <0.001)

0.23 (0.18 – 0.29; <0.001)

 Average or above SF-12 PCS, n = 6,640

1.54

0.27 (0.22 – 0.35; <0.001)

0.35 (0.27 – 0.45; <0.001)

 Average or above SF-12 MCS, n = 6,320

2.37

0.60 (0.48 – 0.76; <0.001)

0.62 (0.50 – 0.78; <0.001)

 Average or above PWI SWS, n = 6,378

2.09

0.46 (0.36 – 0.57; <0.001)

0.51 (0.41 – 0.64; <0.001)

 Above-average number of comorbidities, n = 3,545

6.01

4.19 (3.32 – 5.28; <0.001)

3.28 (2.59 – 4.15; <0.001)

Check-up with doctor

 Never, n = 4,019

0.90

1.0 (Not Applicable)

1.0 (Not Applicable)

 Less than yearly, n = 2,925

1.68

1.89 (1.22 – 2.91; 0.004)

1.75 (1.13 – 2.70; 0.012)

 Yearly, n = 2,175

2.90

3.30 (2.18 – 4.99; <0.001)

2.82 (1.86 – 4.27; <0.001)

 More than once a year, n = 1,528

11.26

14.0 (9.75 – 20.2; <0.001)

11.0 (7.63 – 15.9; <0.001)

  1. aWhere not stated, the reference category is the absence of the characteristic
  2. bAfter adjusting for age and body mass index