Research Article
Prevalence of Self-Reported Diabetes and Its Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Brazil
Table 1
Sociodemographics of the sample population, diabetes prevalence, and unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) (
= 1,820).
| Variables | Frequency | Diabetes | Unadjusted PR | value | Adjusted PR | 95% CI | value | distribution (%) | prevalence (%) |
| Sex | | | | | | | | Male | 40.7 | 9.6 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | Female | 59.3 | 10.4 | 1.08 | 0.641 | 0.89 | 0.65–1.23 | 0.489 | Age group (years) | | | | | | | | 18–34 | 43.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | 35–49 | 35.1 | 11.3 | 2.52 | <0.001 | 1.83 | 1.19–2.82 | 0.006 | 50–65 | 21.4 | 19.0 | 4.24 | <0.001 | 1.95 | 1.17–3.23 | 0.010 | Marital status | | | | | | | | Single | 47.8 | 7.9 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | Married/cohabitating | 52.2 | 12.0 | 1.52 | 0.014 | 1.61 | 1.16–2.72 | 0.005 | Living arrangements | | | | | | | | At least with one person | 94.5 | 10.2 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | Alone | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.79 | 0.529 | 1.02 | 0.49–2.12 | 0.954 | Social class | | | | | | | | Class A | 8.5 | 7.6 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | Class B | 34.4 | 10.1 | 1.33 | 0.373 | 1.72 | 0.83–3.65 | 0.145 | Class C | 47.5 | 10.8 | 1.42 | 0.257 | 1.47 | 0.67–3.22 | 0.331 | Classes D-E | 9.5 | 8.6 | 1.14 | 0.750 | 1.21 | 0.45–3.24 | 0.709 | Level of education | | | | | | | | College or higher | 17.4 | 8.5 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | High school | 34.4 | 8.0 | 0.95 | 0.833 | 0.91 | 0.54–1.52 | 0.715 | Primary school | 21.6 | 9.3 | 1.10 | 0.738 | 1.19 | 0.65–2.16 | 0.567 | Incomplete primary school | 26.6 | 14.5 | 1.72 | 0.034 | 1.07 | 0.58–2.00 | 0.826 | Occupation | | | | | | | | Employed | 45.6 | 8.3 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | Unemployed or retireda | 54.4 | 11.6 | 1.40 | 0.055 | 0.97 | 0.70–1.35 | 0.877 | Location | | | | | | | | Downtown | 17.2 | 8.0 | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — | — | Satellite towns | 82.8 | 10.5 | 1.31 | 0.284 | 0.98 | 0.53–1.79 | 0.937 | Self-reported chronic conditions | | | | | | | | Hypertension | 21.5 | 29.9 | 6.43 | <0.001 | 4.04 | 2.66–6.13 | <0.001 | Respiratory disease | 7.3 | 20.9 | 2.37 | <0.001 | 1.67 | 1.11–2.50 | 0.013 | Cardiovascular disease | 6.9 | 36.5 | 4.74 | <0.001 | 1.74 | 1.15–2.63 | 0.009 | Other chronic diseases | 8.0 | 10.6 | 1.05 | 0.828 | 0.54 | 0.29–1.01 | 0.052 | Healthcare services | | | | | | | | No health insurance | 72.3 | 9.5 | 0.83 | 0.311 | 0.84 | 0.59–1.20 | 0.339 | Medical consultation | 42.5 | 12.8 | 1.66 | <0.001 | 0.94 | 0.70–1.27 | 0.690 | Hospitalization | 9.9 | 16.6 | 1.80 | 0.005 | 1.43 | 0.98–2.10 | 0.062 | Perceived health status | | | | | | | | Mobility | 7.9 | 19.7 | 2.15 | <0.001 | 1.29 | 0.84–2.00 | 0.242 | Self-care | 4.0 | 17.7 | 1.83 | 0.045 | 0.75 | 0.35–1.63 | 0.471 | Usual activities | 6.9 | 16.2 | 1.68 | 0.042 | 0.98 | 0.54–1.78 | 0.941 | Pain/discomfort | 37.0 | 15.7 | 2.30 | <0.001 | 1.71 | 1.21–2.41 | 0.002 | Anxiety/depression | 23.0 | 14.8 | 1.70 | 0.001 | 1.06 | 0.70–1.63 | 0.777 |
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Note: aincluded students not formally employed. CI: confidence interval.
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