Table 4

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of factors associated with diabetes mellitus among participants

VariableOR (95% CI)P valueAOR (95% CI)P value
Age (years) (ref. 18–29)
30–393.543 (1.307 to 9.609)0.0133.563 (1.191 to 10.652)0.023
40–499.829 (3.961 to 24.393)0.0009.097 (3.187 to 25.963)0.000
50–5919.559 (7.999 to 47.823)0.00016.328 (5.740 to 46.449)0.000
≥6027.039 (11.131 to 65.678)0.00022.056 (7.677 to 63.362)0.000
Educational level (ref. illiterate)
Primary school0.798 (0.654 to 0.973)0.0261.006 (0.810 to 1.248)0.960
Middle school0.558 (0.445 to 0.701)0.0001.094 (0.826 to 1.449)0.530
High school and above0.192 (0.141 to 0.261)0.0000.902 (0.611 to 1.332)0.604
Marital status (ref. married)
Single0.214 (0.120 to 0.382)0.0001.428 (0.699 to 2.918)0.328
Divorced1.390 (0.576 to 3.354)0.4641.426 (0.556 to 3.655)0.460
Widowed1.781 (1.376 to 2.305)0.0001.106 (0.833 to 1.469)0.485
FHDM (ref. no)
Yes2.601 (1.967 to 3.440)0.0003.304 (2.423 to 4.505)0.000
Alcohol consumption (ref. no)
Yes1.299 (1.095 to 1.542)0.0031.033 (0.857 to 1.245)0.735
Physical activity intensity (ref. sedentary)
Moderate0.787 (0.638 to 0.972)0.0260.840 (0.668 to 1.055)0.134
Vigorous1.008 (0.749 to 1.356)0.9590.820 (0.598 to 1.124)0.217
Daily staple food intake (g) (ref. 50–150)
>1501.516 (1.137 to 2.020)0.0051.259 (0.929 to 1.705)0.137
BMI (kg/m2) (ref. normal)
Overweight1.844 (1.537 to 2.211)0.0001.194 (0.960 to 1.484)0.111
Obesity3.014 (2.402 to 3.782)0.0001.520 (1.125 to 2.053)0.006
WC (ref. normal)
High2.807 (2.382 to 3.308)0.0001.607 (1.292 to 1.998)0.000
SBP (ref. normal)
High3.100 (2.595 to 3.703)0.0001.807 (1.442 to 2.265)0.000
DBP (ref. normal)
High2.156 (1.753 to 2.652)0.0000.921 (0.711 to 1.194)0.536
TC (ref. normal)
High1.870 (1.434 to 2.439)0.0001.293 (0.969 to 1.726)0.081
TG (ref. normal)
High2.328 (1.904 to 2.846)0.0001.657 (1.310 to 2.096)0.000
HDL-C (ref. normal)
High1.676 (1.352 to 2.077)0.0001.336 (1.040 to 1.717)0.023
  • p- value of <0.05 considered statistically significant are in bold.

  • AOR, adjusted OR; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FHDM, family history of diabetes mellitus; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.