Prevalence, sociodemographic distribution, treatment and control of diabetes mellitus in Panama

Table 2 Sociodemographic risk factors (O.R.) associated with DM in Panama

Sociodemographic variables	O.R.^a	Confidence intervals (95%)
Total	NA
Area
Urban	1.25	0.99–1.57
Rural	0.94	0.74–1.18
Indigenous	0.33	0.14–0.73^b
Sex
Men	1.15	0.90–1.47
Women
Age group (years)
18-29	0.12	0.06–0.22^b
30-39	0.45	0.31–0.66^b
40-49	0.81	0.60– 1.10
50-59	2.05	1.58–2.65^b
60 and over	2.60	2.05–3.31^b
Socio-cultural groups
Afro-Panamanian	1.42	1.09–1.85^b
Mestizo	0.84	0.66–1.05
Asian	NA	NA
Native	0.52	0.32–0.83^b
White	1.35	0.97–1.88
Others	NA
Not specified (No response)	NA

^aO.R. was carried out among the total number of people with diabetes and without diabetes in urban, rural and indigenous areas; men and women; age group and sociocultural groups.
^bp value < 0.0001.
NA: Not applicable.

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