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Table 2 Results of logistic regression models on diabetes screening

From: Impact of rurality on diabetes screening in the US

Parameters

Had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes in the past 3 years

 
 

Odds Ratio

95% Conf. Interval

p-value

  

Lower

Upper

 

Age (ref: Age 18 to 24)

 Age 25 to 34

1.57

1.37

1.80

< 0.0001

 Age 35 to 44

1.44

1.27

1.64

< 0.0001

 Age 45 to 54

1.81

1.59

2.06

< 0.0001

 Age 55 to 64

2.34

2.05

2.66

< 0.0001

 Age 65 or older

2.40

2.11

2.73

< 0.0001

Sex (ref: Female)

 Male

1.02

0.99

1.05

0.20

Household income (ref: Less than $15,000)

 $15,000 to <$25,000

1.09

1.02

1.17

0.01

 $25,000 to <$35,000

1.13

1.05

1.21

0.001

 $35,000 to <$50,000

1.17

1.10

1.26

< 0.0001

 $50,000 or more

1.22

1.14

1.30

< 0.0001

Education (ref: High school graduate)

 Never attended school or only kindergarten

0.45

0.24

0.83

0.012

 Elementary

0.77

0.70

0.85

< 0.0001

 Some high school

0.81

0.75

0.87

< 0.0001

 Some college or technical school

1.19

1.15

1.23

< 0.0001

 College graduate

1.23

1.19

1.27

< 0.0001

Race (ref: White)

 Black

1.34

1.28

1.42

< 0.0001

 Hispanic

1.28

1.16

1.40

< 0.0001

 Others (e.g., Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, other race, multiracial)

1.00

0.94

1.07

0.94

 Don’t know/Not sure/Refused

1.34

1.28

1.42

< 0.0001

General health (ref: Excellent)

 Very good

1.12

1.08

1.17

< 0.0001

 Good

1.14

1.09

1.18

< 0.0001

 Fair

1.23

1.17

1.30

< 0.0001

 Poor

1.29

1.19

1.40

< 0.0001

BMI (ref: Normal Weight (18.50 < BMI < 25.00))

 Underweight (BMI < 18.50)

0.89

0.81

0.98

0.016

 Overweight (25.00 < =BMI < 30.00)

1.29

1.25

1.33

< 0.0001

 Obese (BMI > =30.00)

1.78

1.72

1.85

< 0.0001

High blood pressure (ref: No)

 Yes

0.71

0.69

0.73

< 0.0001

High cholesterol (ref: No)

 Yes

1.10

1.07

1.13

< 0.0001

Health care coverage (ref: No)

 Yes

1.51

1.42

1.60

< 0.0001

Personal doctor/health care provider (ref: No)

 Yes, only one

2.04

1.95

2.13

< 0.0001

 More than one

1.86

1.75

1.97

< 0.0001

Marital status (ref: Married)

 Divorced

1.00

0.96

1.05

0.879

 Widowed

0.90

0.87

0.94

< 0.0001

 Separated

1.08

0.97

1.19

0.153

 Never married

0.91

0.87

0.97

0.001

 A member of an unmarried couple

1.15

1.04

1.27

0.005

Metropolitan Status Code (ref: Not in an MSA)

 In the center city of an MSA

1.01

0.98

1.04

0.534

 Outside the center city of an MSA but inside the county containing the center city

0.95

0.92

0.99

0.011

 Inside a suburban county of the MSA

0.94

0.90

0.98

0.002

  1. Model adjusted for Age, Sex, Household income, Education, Race, General health, BMI, High blood pressure, High cholesterol, Health care coverage, Personal doctor/health care provider, Marital status, and Metropolitan Status Code
  2. Significant at 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  3. MSCODE 5
  4. MSCODE 1
  5. MSCODE 2
  6. MSCODE 3