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Table 2 Associations of baseline characteristics and comorbidities with type 2 diabetes mellitus

From: Factors associated with type 2 diabetes in patients with vascular dementia: a population-based cross-sectional study

Parameters

Multivariable-adjusted model

Odds ratio

95%CI

Gender

 Male

1.00 [Reference]

 Female

1.44

1.36–1.52

Age, yr

  < 65

1.00 [Reference]

 65–74

1.13

1.02–1.24

 75–84

0.86

0.78–0.95

  ≥ 85

0.55

0.49–0.62

Area of residence

 North

1.00 [Reference]

 Central

1.14

1.06–1.22

 South

1.12

1.06–1.19

 East

1.17

1.05–1.19

Urbanization level

 Urban

1.00 [Reference]

 Rural

1.12

1.06–1.19

Insurance amount, NT$/month

  ≥ 20,000

1.00 [Reference]

  < 20,000

1.09

1.09–1.27

 Dependent

1.18

1.01–1.17

Selected comorbidities

 Myocardial infarction

1.01

0.83–1.23

 Congestive heart failure

1.12

1.06–1.26

 Peripheral vascular disease

1.12

0.99–1.34

 Cerebrovascular disease

1.56

1.48–1.64

 Chronic pulmonary disease

1.03

0.97–1.09

 Peptic ulcer disease

1.25

1.17–1.34

 Mild liver disease

1.42

1.28–1.56

 Renal disease

2.00

1.81–2.21

 Cancer

1.27

1.13–1.42

 Hypertension

2.79

2.65–2.95

 Hyperlipidemia

2.93

2.72–3.15

  1. CI, confidence interval; NT$, New Taiwan dollar
  2. Multivariable logistic regressions adjusted for sex, age, income, area of residence, urbanization level, and comorbidities were run to identify independent factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus; p < 0.05 was considered significant