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Table 4 Determinants of prediabetes in adults in rural and urban Bangladesh

From: Overweight and abdominal obesity as determinants of undiagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes in Bangladesh

Value label

Unadjusted

Adjusted (model 1)a

Adjusted (Model 2)a

Adjusted (Model 3)a

OR ( 95 % CI)

p value

OR ( 95 % CI)

p value

OR ( 95 % CI)

p value

OR ( 95 % CI)

p value

Age

        

 20–39

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 40–59

1.3 (0.9–1.8

0.110

1.6 (1.1–2.2)

0.006

1.6 (1.1–2.2)

0.010

1.5 (1.1–2.1)

0.012

 60/above

1.8 (0.7–4.7)

0.225

2.1 (0.8–5.6)

0.161

2.0 (0.7–5.5)

0.169

1.8 (0.7–4.9)

0.249

Sex

        

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

0.170

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

0.046

1.4 (0.9–2.0)

0.096

1.7 (1.2–2.5)

0.008

Area

        

 Rural

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Urban

2.01(1.47–2.72)

0.000 a

1.4 (0.8–2.2)

0.220

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

0.205

1.5 (0.9–2.5)

0.114

Education

        

 Illiterate

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Primary

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

0.236

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

0.328

1.3 (0.8–2.0)

0.361

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

0.320

 Secondary

2.1 (1.4–3.1)

0.001

1.7 (1.0–2.8)

0.034

1.6 (1.0–2.7)

0.047

1.7 (1.1–2.8)

0.028

 Post-secondary

2.2 (1.4–3.5)

0.001

1.8 (0.9–3.3)

0.068

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

0.079

1.8 (0.9–3.3)

0.064

Income (Taka/month)b

        

 Low: ≤6,000

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Medium: 6,001–12,000

1.8 (1.2–2.6)

0.003

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

0.298

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

0.284

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

0.286

 High: >12,000

2.1 (1.5–3.1)

0.000

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.738

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

0.761

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

0.711

Body Mass Index (BMI)

        

 Normal (18.50–24.99 kg/m2)

1.00

 

1.00

     

 Underweight (≤18.49 kg/m2)

0.6 (0.4–1.03)

0.067

.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.298

    

 Overweight (≥25 kg/m2)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

0.000

1.4 (0.9–2.0)

0.073

    

Waist Circumference

        

 Normal (<0.90 M,<0.85 F)

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Abbdominally Obese (≥0.90 M, ≥0.85 F)

2.2 (1.6–3.0)

0.000

  

1.7 (1.2–2.4)

0.006

  

Waist-to-Hip ratio

        

 Normal ( WC <90 cm M, WC <80 cm F)

1.00

     

1.00

 

 High (WC ≥ 90 cm M, WC ≥ 80 cm F)

1.9 (1.4–2.6)

0.000

    

1.6 (1.2–2.3)

0.005

Physical Activity

        

 High ≥150 min/week)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Low (<150 min/week)

1.5 (1.0–2.0)

0.028

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

0.567

1.1 (0.4–1.2)

0.564

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

0.455

  1. aThree separate models for three different adiposity indicators, BMI, Waist Circumference and Waist to Hip Ratio as they are highly correlated and essentially indicate body fatness
  2. bBangladesh Taka 76 = USD 1.00