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Table 4 Comparison of the concentration indexes for diabetes mellitus and its risk factors 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)

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus

0.01 (−0.1–0.11)

0.12 (− 0.01–0.25)

0.03 (− 0.07–0.13)

0.05 (−0.05–0.16)

0.17 (0.07–0.26)*

Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance

0.09 (−0.03–0.21)

0.07 (− 0.09–0.24)

0.09 (− 0.03–0.21)

0.07 (−0.05–0.19)

0.12 (0.1–0.24)*

High body mass index

0.23 (0.08–0.37)*

0.2 (− 0.01–0.4)

0.01 (− 0.13–0.16)

0.11 (−0.03–0.25)

0.19 (0.05–0.34)*

High waist circumference

0.14 (0.01–0.28)*

0.22 (0.05–0.39) *

0.03 (− 0.11–0.16)

0.12 (− 0.02–0.26)

0.23 (0.1–0.37)*

Family history of diabetes mellitus

0.06 (−0.07–0.18)

−0.001 (− 0.18–0.18)

0.05 (− 0.07–0.17)

0.06 (−0.05–0.16)

0.12 (0.01–0.23)*

Insufficient physical activity

0.11 (−0.02–0.23)

−0.18 (− 0.36- -0.002)*

0.02 (− 0.12–0.15)

0.01 (− 0.12–0.14)

−0.15 (− 0.27- -0.02)*

Inadequate fruit intake

−0.14 (− 0.28- -0.003)*

− 0.14 (− 0.33–0.04)

−0.29 (− 0.43- -0.15)*

− 0.41 (− 0.54- -0.28)*

− 0.37 (− 0.5- -0.24)*

Inappropriate sugar intake

0.20 (0.07–0.34)*

0.13 (− 0.07–0.33)

0.28 (0.14–0.42)*

0.33 (0.2–0.46)*

0.46 (0.33–0.58)*

Smokinga

− 0.12 (− 0.35–0.11)

− 0.31 (− 0.56- -0.07)*

− 0.04 (− 0.27–0.18)

− 0.06 (− 0.29–0.16)

0.16 (− 0.07–0.39)

Alcohol consumptiona

− 0.01 (− 0.21–0.19)

−0.07 (− 0.28–0.15)

0.01 (− 0.19–0.21)

0.21 (0.001–0.42)*

0.19 (− 0.02–0.39)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. aSmoking and Alcohol consumption was tested only for males