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Table 3 Diabetes incidence rates (IR) and incidence rate ratios (IRR) by income and education

From: Hurricanes Irma and Maria and Diabetes incidence in Puerto Rico

 

Pre-hurricanes

Incidence Rate

N = 968

(95% CI)

Spanning hurricanes Incidence Rate

N = 360

(95% CI)

Crude IRR (95% CI)

Income

   

 Less than $20,000

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

7.6 (5.1–11.3)

4.2 (2.3–7.8)

 $20,000 or more

2.4 (1.8–3.4)

5.9 (3.8–9.1)

2.4 (1.3–4.2)

Education

   

 High School or less

2.1 (1.6–2.7)

7.4 (4.3–12.7)

3.5 (1.8–6.6)

 More than High

 School

2.6 (1.3–5.3)

6.5 (4.5–9.2)

2.4 (1.1–6.1)

  1. CI = confidence interval
  2. Diabetes was defined as having an HbA1c ≥ 6.5%.
  3. Time period: pre-hurricanes (2014–2016) and spanning the hurricanes (2019–2020).