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Table 4 Significant factors associated with subjective measures of diabetes

From: The diabetes-obesity-hypertension nexus in Qatar: evidence from the World Health Survey

 

No diabetes

Diabetes

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR†(95% CI)

 

n(%)

n(%)

  

Body Mass index

    

Obese

1132 (86.3)

179 (13.65)

2.0*** (1.6 - 2.6)

1.5*** (1.1- 1.9)

(0.125)

(0.144)

Societal status

    

Poor

797 (90.9)

80 (9.12)

-

-

Non poor

3344 (90.9)

336 (9.13)

1.2 (1.0 - 1.6)

1.5** (1.0 - 2.2)

(0.140)

(0.183)

SBP (mmHg)

    

<120

1221 (94.9)

65 (5.05)

-

-

120-139

1643 (91.9)

145 (8.11)

1.5** (1.1 - 1.9)

1.2** (1.0 - 1.7)

(0.125)

(0.112)

140-159

454 (83.3)

91 (16.7)

2.3*** (1.8 - 2.9)

2.0*** (1.3 - 3.0)

(0.147)

(0.218)

>160

112 (69.6)

49 (30.43)

4.8*** (3.3 - 6.8)

3.6*** (2.1 - 6.2)

(0.206)

(0.275)

Nationality

    

Qataris

1960 (88.6)

253 (11.4)

1.7*** (1.4 - 2.1)

1.6*** (1.2 - 2.2)

(0.111)

(0.139)

non Qataris

2181 (93.0)

163 (6.95)

-

-

  1. Subjective measure of diabetes encompasses answering the question - have you been diagnosed with diabetes. Total number of observations used for the logistic regression is 3031. In addition to the reported variables, the model controls for the following: level of cholesterol, level of education, gender, age (grouped in 5 ten-year groups), consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as exercise patterns. †Odds ratios adjusted for all variables included in the model. ***significant at 1%, **significant at 5%. Standard errors are reported in parentheses below the respective coefficients.
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