Table 4 Significant factors associated with diabetes in urban and rural areas (p < 0.05) or (p < 0.10)*
From: Diabetes and urbanization in the Omani population: an analysis of national survey data
Diabetes in urban areas (n = 159) | Diabetes in rural areas (n = 517) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | n (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
Age ± | - | 1.2 (1.1–1.2) | 1.2 (1.17–1.24) | |
Marital status | ||||
Not married | 35 (11.1) | - | 114 (7.3) | - |
Married | 120 (20.7) | 1.6 (1.0–2.3) | 403 (11.9) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) |
Educational level | ||||
Illiterate | 68 (28.0) | - | 323 (15.6) | - |
Less than secondary | 43 (12.9) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0)* | 196 (9.8) | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) |
Secondary or above | 43 (14.0) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 32 (3.0) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
Waist circumference (cm) | ||||
Normal | 99 (14.7) | - | 323 (8.6) | |
Abnormal | 60 (26.7) | 1.5 (1.0–2.3) | 194 (16.5) | 1.9 (1.5–2.3) |
SBP (mmHg) | ||||
<120 | 15 (8.4) | 66 (5.8) | - | |
120–139 | 59 (13.3) | 1.2 (0.7–2.3) | 252 (9.2) | 1.4 (1.0–1.8) |
140–159 | 51 (28.2) | 2.7 (1.4–5.1) | 132 (17.5) | 1.7 (1.2–2.4) |
≥ 160 | 28 (32.6) | 2.2 (1.0–4.7) | 57 (21.7) | 1.6 (1.1–2.5) |