Table 5

Associations and interactions of SEP and different categorisations of T2DM family history with T2DM, stratified by gender

MalesFemales
n T2DM/n totalOR (95% CI)RERI (95% CI)n T2DM/n totalOR (95% CI)RERI (95% CI)
Parental T2DM
No parental T2DM
High SEP130/58351.00 (ref)52/75511.00 (ref)
Medium SEP153/68451.28 (1.01 to 1.63)82/95271.33 (0.94 to 1.89)
Low SEP188/46091.38 (1.10 to 1.74)191/57782.49 (1.81 to 3.42)
Parental T2DM
High SEP87/11233.15 (2.37 to 4.20)42/14713.23 (2.13 to 4.89)
Medium SEP120/14973.75 (2.89 to 4.88)0.32 (−0.72 to 1.37)* 132/2,6545.92 (4.27 to 8.22)2.38 (0.86 to 3.91)*
Low SEP177/14634.43 (3.48 to 5.63)0.88 (−0.15 to 1.91) 247/23727.93 (5.81 to 10.81)3.17 (1.50 to 4.84)
Maternal T2DM
No maternal T2DM
High SEP131/58361.00 (ref)52/75531.00 (ref)
Medium SEP153/68461.27 (1.00 to 1.62)82/95301.33 (0.94 to 1.89)
Low SEP189/46121.38 (1.10 to 1.74)191/57802.44 (1.78 to 3.35)
Maternal T2DM
High SEP62/6183.74 (2.71 to 5.17)24/7443.20 (1.95 to 5.26)
Medium SEP87/8434.28 (3.20 to 5.72)0.28 (−1.18 to 1.74)* 90/15196.55 (4.61 to 9.30)3.00 (0.98 to 5.02)*
Low SEP122/9224.39 (3.37 to 5.72)0.26 (−1.07 to 1.59) 180/15458.36 (6.05 to 11.55)3.61 (1.55 to 5.68)
Paternal T2DM
No paternal T2DM
High SEP130/58351.00 (ref)52/75551.00 (ref)
Medium SEP153/68491.27 (1.00 to 1.61)82/95281.32 (0.93 to 1.88)
Low SEP188/46141.39 (1.10 to 1.75)191/57822.53 (1.84 to 3.48)
Paternal T2DM
High SEP40/5893.11 (2.14 to 4.52)24/8363.56 (2.17 to 5.83)
Medium SEP46/7463.31 (2.32 to 4.72)−0.06 (−1.58 to 1.45)* 70/13706.64 (4.60 to 9.59)2.77 (0.49 to 5.05)*
Low SEP74/6564.86 (3.57 to 6.60)1.36 (−0.27 to 2.99) 104/10588.35 (5.90 to 11.82)3.28 (0.88 to 5.68)
  • ORs are adjusted for age and age-squared.

  • *RERI T2DM for medium SEP.

  • †RERI T2DM for low SEP.

  • RERI, relative excess risk due to interaction; SEP, socioeconomic position; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.