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Table 2 Comparison of the slope index of inequality for diabetes mellitus and its risk factors among males and females by different measures of socio economic statuses

From: Inequalities in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in Sri Lanka: a lower middle income country

Morbidity / risk factor

Individual

Household

Area

Education (95%CI)

Occupation (95%CI)

Income (95%CI)

Social Status Index (95%CI)

Unsatisfactory Basic Needs Index (95%CI)

Male

 Prevalence of diabetes mellitus

0.12 (0.01–0.22)*

− 0.15 (− 0.2- -0.01)*

0.16 (0.05–0.27)*

0.02 (− 0.08–0.11)

0.08 (− 0.01–0.17)

 Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance

0.1 (− 0.01–0.21)

− 0.2 (− 0.38- − 0.02)*

0.05 (− 0.08–0.17)

-0.02 (− 0.13–0.09)

0.07 (− 0.03–0.18)

 High body mass index

0.35 (0.21–0.49)*

− 0.31 (− 0.5- -0.13)*

0.25 (0.11–0.4)*

0.18 (0.05–0.31)*

0.27 (0.14–0.4)*

 High waist circumference

0.27 (0.15–0.38)*

− 0.34 (− 0.5- -0.18)*

0.28 (0.16–0.39)*

0.13 (0.01–0.25)*

0.23 (0.12–0.34)*

 Family history of diabetes mellitus

0.17 (0.04–0.31)*

0.06 (− 0.15–0.27)

0.08 (− 0.06–0.21)

0.13 (0.02–0.25)*

0.27 (0.15–0.39)*

 Insufficient physical activity

0.02 (− 0.11–0.16)

−0.20 (− 0.4–0.001)

0.09 (− 0.05–0.23)

0.001 (− 0.12–0.12)

0.36 (−0.08–0.16)

 Inadequate fruit intake

−0.36 (− 0.49- -0.23)*

0.4 (0.18–0.61)*

− 0.33 (− 0.47- -0.18)*

− 0.25 (− 0.37- -0.13)*

− 0.32 (− 0.44- -0.21)*

 Inappropriate sugar intake

0.01 (− 0.12–0.14)

− 0.1 (− 0.31–0.1)

0.08 (− 0.07–0.022)

0.02 (− 0.11–0.14)

0.03 (−0.1–0.15)

 Smoking

−0.18 (− 0.32- -0.03)*

0.34 (0.11–0.56)*

− 0.17 (− 0.33- − 0.12)*

-0.12 (− 0.25–0.01)

0.01 (− 0.12–0.15)

 Alcohol consumption

0.01 (− 0.13–0.16)

0.08 (− 0.14–0.29)

0.05 (− 0.1–0.2)

−0.11 (− 0.23–0.1)

−0.22 (− 0.34- -0.1)*

Female

 Prevalence of diabetes mellitus

0.14 (0.2–0.25)*

− 0.34 (− 0.61- -0.07)*

0.13 (0.02–0.24)*

0.21 (0.11–0.31)*

0.29 (0.2–0.38)*

 Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance

0.01 (−0.12–0.15)

0.15 (− 0.13–0.43)

0.07 (− 0.07–0.21)

0.04 (− 0.07–0.15)

0.05 (− 0.06–0.16)

 High body mass index

0.37 (0.23–0.52)*

− 0.54 (− 0.8–0.28)

0.23 (0.08–0.38)*

0.41 (0.29–0.52)*

0.5 (0.38–0.62)*

 High waist circumference

0.37 (0.22–0.51)*

− 0.56 (− 0.81- -0.31)*

0.28 (0.13–0.43)*

0.35 (0.23–0.47)*

0.4 (0.28–0.53)*

 Family history of diabetes mellitus

0.15 (0.02–0.28)*

− 0.43 (− 0.73- -0.12)*

0.09 (− 0.04–0.22)

0.17 (0.07–0.28)*

0.23 (0.12–0.33)*

 Insufficient physical activity

− 0.03 (− 0.17–0.11)

0.22 (− 0.06–0.49)

− 0.02 (− 0.15–0.11)

− 0.13 (− 0.24- -0.03)*

− 0.1 (− 0.21–0.02)

 Inadequate fruit intake

− 0.14 (− 0.29–0.01)

0.28 (− 01–0.66)

− 0.19 (− 0.34- -0.04)*

− 0.23 (− 0.34- -0.12)

−0.2 (− 0.33- -0.07)*

 Inappropriate sugar intake

0.05 (− 0.09–0.19)

0.22 (− 0.13–0.57)

0.01 (− 0.13–0.16)

0.09 (− 0.03–0.21)

0.57 (0.34–0.81)*

  1. *p < 0.05