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Table 3 Comparison of DM risk among physician specialties by unconditional logistic regression

From: Risk of diabetes mellitus in physicians: a nationwide study in Taiwan

 

Number (%)

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)a

Specialty

 Internal medicine

212 (3.8)

0.80 (0.68–0.93)

0.92 (0.78–1.09)

 Surgery

168 (5.9)

1.25 (1.05–1.49)

1.26 (1.05–1.52)

 Ob/Gyn

91 (5.2)

1.09 (0.87–1.37)

0.95 (0.75–1.20)

 Pediatrics

90 (3.5)

0.73 (0.59–0.92)

0.98 (0.77–1.24)

 Emergency medicine

26 (4.8)

1.01 (0.67–1.51)

2.21 (1.44–3.40)

 Family medicine

132 (6.4)

1.36 (1.12–1.65)

1.20 (0.97–1.48)

 Other specialties

620 (4.7)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Age subgroup

  < 35

50 (1.3)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 35–49

426 (3.0)

2.42 (1.80–3.25)

1.73 (1.28–2.35)

 50–64

660 (7.8)

6.63 (4.96–8.86)

3.40 (2.50–4.62)

  ≥ 65

203 (12.1)

10.82 (7.90–14.83)

4.43 (3.14–6.24)

Sex

 Male

1251 (5.2)

2.53 (2.03–3.15)

1.32 (1.04–1.68)

 Female

88 (2.1)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, HTN hypertension
  2. aAdjusted by age, sex, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and polycystic ovary syndrome