Table 2

Bivariate results from logistic regression analysis of HgBA1C screening limited to patients who were at least 45 years old

OR

95% CI (OR)

P-value

Sample Size (N)


LDL cholesterol

0.93

0.86 - 0.99

0.04

4,830

BMI

1.06

1.04 - 1.07

< 0.0001

5,192

Waist Circumference

1.05

1.04 - 1.06

< 0.0001

1,952

Systolic blood pressure

1.01

1.01 - 1.01

< 0.0001

5,619

Diastolic blood pressure

1.02

1.01 - 1.03

< 0.0001

5,614

Fasting blood glucose

2.66

2.36 - 3.00

< 0.0001

4,811

Age

1.03

1.02 - 1.03

< 0.0001

6,786

Sex

Female

---

---

---

---

Male

1.77

1.57 - 1.99

< 0.0001

6,786

Smoking Status

Current smoker

---

---

---

---

Ex-Smoker

1.22

0.95 - 1.57

0.12

6,088

Never Smoked

0.94

0.75 - 1.19

0.62

Hypertension

No

---

---

---

---

Yes

2.15

1.91 - 2.43

< 0.0001

6,786

Neighborhood income quintile*

1

---

---

---

---

2

0.81

0.64-1.02

0.07

6,617

3

0.90

0.73-1.11

0.34

4

0.75

0.61-0.93

0.007

5

0.59

0.49-0.73

< 0.0001


* The Postal Code Conversion File was used to assign neighbourhood income quintile to the patients' residential postal code; 1 indicates the highest income quintile, while 5 indicates the lowest income quintile

Greiver et al. BMC Family Practice 2011 12:91   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-12-91

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