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Table 2 Crude odds ratios for bivariate analysis of the different groups of risk factors

From: Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus among out-patients in Ho, the Volta regional capital of Ghana: a case–control study

Factors

Controls

Cases

Crude OR

CI (95%)

p value

n (%)

n (%)

Socio-demographic, anthropometric and physical

Place of residence

 Rural

46 (52.27)

12 (25.00)

1

 

Ref.

 Urban

42 (47.73)

36 (75.00)

3.29

1.51–7.14

0.0018

Socio-economic status

 Low

54 (70.13)

20 (46.51)

1

 

Ref.

 Middle

20 (25.97)

22 (51.16)

2.97

1.34–6.57

0.0070

 High

3 (3.90)

1 (2.33)

0.9

0.09–9.16

0.9290

GPPAQ score

 Active

16 (18.39)

4 (8.33)

1

 

Ref.

 Moderately active

42 (48.28)

9 (18.75)

0.86

0.23–3.18

0.8180

 Inactive group

29 (33.33)

35 (72.92)

4.83

1.45–16.05

0.0100

BMI (Kg/m2)

 <18.5

9 (10.23)

5 (10.42)

1

 

Ref.

 18.5–24.9

43 (48.86)

11 (22.92)

0.46

0.13–1.65

0.2340

  25.0–29.9

21 (23.86)

16 (33.33)

1.37

0.38–4.89

0.6260

 30.0–34.9

12 (13.64)

5 (10.42)

0.75

0.17–3.40

0.7090

 ≥35

3 (3.41)

11 (22.92)

6.6

1.23–35.44

0.0280

Dietary factors

Fruit consumption per week

 ≤4

75 (86.21)

31 (64.58)

1

 

Ref.

 ≥5

12 (13.79)

17 (35.42)

3.43

1.47–8.01

0.0040

Servings of fruit per eating

 ≥4

35 (40.23)

8 (16.67)

1

 

Ref.

 2–3

38 (43.68)

28 (58.33)

3.22

1.30–8.01

0.0120

 ≤1

14 (16.09)

12 (25.00)

3.75

1.26–11.13

0.0170

REAP score

 ≤30

15 (17.05)

2 (4.17)

1

 

Ref.

 31–40

33 (37.50)

24 (50.00)

5.45

1.14–26.12

0.0340

 41–50

35 (39.77)

17 (35.42)

3.64

0.75–17.78

0.1100

 ≥51

5(5.68)

5(10.42)

7.5

1.09–51.52

0.0400

Biochemical factors

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

 <5.2

40 (76.92)

22 (51.16)

1

 

Ref.

 5.2–6.2

8 (15.38)

10 (23.26)

2.27

0.78–6.60

0.1310

 ≥6.3

4 (7.69)

11 (25.58)

5

1.42–17.58

0.0120

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

 <1.7

51 (98.08)

38 (88.37)

1

 

Ref.

 ≥1.7

1 (1.92)

5 (11.63)

6.71

1.42–17.58

0.0880

HDL cholesterol

 Best

29 (55.77)

18 (42.86)

1

 

Ref.

 Better

6 (11.54)

3 (7.14)

0.81

0.18–3.63

0.7780

 Poor

17 (32.69)

21 (50.00)

1.99

0.83–4.74

0.1210