Table 2 Statistically significant unadjusted associations with diabetes
Variables | Prevalence of diabetes (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Age | .000 | |
20 to 29 years | 1.0 | |
30 to 39 years | 1.7 | |
40 to 49 years | 3.9 | |
50 to 59 years | 7.5 | |
60 to 69 years | 12.5 | |
70 to 79 years | 13.7 | |
80 years or older | 12.8 | |
Gender | .000 | |
Male | 7.7 | |
Female | 6.5 | |
Marital status | .000 | |
Married | 6.8 | |
Common-law | 4.2 | |
Widowed/separated/divorced | 10.4 | |
Single/never married | 4.3 | |
Cultural status | .000 | |
Caucasian | 6.8 | |
Visible minority | 9.2 | |
Socioeconomic | ||
Household income | .000 | |
Low income: $29,999 or less | 9.0 | |
Middle income: $30,000 - $79,999 | 4.3 | |
High income: $80,000 or more | 2.7 | |
Education level | .000 | |
Less than secondary | 11.3 | |
Secondary graduate | 5.1 | |
Post-secondary/graduate | 5.3 | |
Employment status | .000 | |
Unemployed | 12.6 | |
Part-time | 5.1 | |
Full-time | 3.9 | |
Own your own home | .000 | |
Yes | 6.6 | |
No | 8.3 | |
Behaviors | ||
Daily Smoker (age group) | .000 | |
Less than 10 years | 1.4 | |
11–20 years | 1.9 | |
21–30 years | 4.0 | |
31–40 years | 6.0 | |
41–50 years | 11.5 | |
51–60 years | 12.8 | |
Physical activity level | .000 | |
Inactive | 8.2 | |
Moderate | 5.8 | |
Active | 4.6 | |
Daily fruit and vegetable consumption | .000 | |
Less than 5 | 6.0 | |
5 or more | 7.5 | |
Associated Conditions | ||
BMI | .000 | |
Overweight/obese | 8.7 | |
Normal weight | 3.8 | |
High blood pressure | .000 | |
Yes | 17.1 | |
No | 4.1 | |
Co-Morbidities | ||
Heart disease | .000 | |
Yes | 19.1 | |
No | 6.0 | |
Suffers the effects of a stroke | .000 | |
Yes | 22.4 | |
No | 6.7 | |
Cancer | .000 | |
Yes | 15.5 | |
No | 6.8 | |
Arthritis/Rheumatism | .000 | |
Yes | 12.7 | |
No | 5.0 | |
Consulted a health professional | .000 | |
Yes | 7.3 | |
No | 2.3 | |
Life stress | .000 | |
Quite a bit or extreme | 6.6 | |
A bit | 6.0 | |
Not at all or very | 8.3 |