Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Diabetes In diabetics the

Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Diabetes • In diabetics the odds of being male are 1. 28 times the odds of being male in non-diabetics amongst whites. Dr. Nicholas • In males the odds of having diabetes are 1. 28 times the odds in females amongst whites. • The odds of having diabetes are 1. 28 times as high in males relative to females amongst whites. • In whites the odds of having diabetes are 28% higher in males than females. • In whites the odds of being male are 28% higher in diabetics than in nondiabetics. • In whites males are more likely than females to have diabetes.

Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Diabetes • In those with a high school education the odds of having diabetes are 0. 52 times the odds in those without a high school education amongst whites. • In whites the odds of having diabetes are 48% lower in those with a high school education relative to those without a high school education. • In whites the odds of having diabetes are 48% higher in those without a high school education relative to those with a high school education.

Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Diabetes • For each year increase in age the odds of having diabetes increases by 4 percent. • The odds of having diabetes increases with age. • Over 10 years – do the odds increase by 40%?

Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Diabetes • In whites for each unit increase in BMI the odds of having diabetes increases by 10 percent. • In whites the odds of having diabetes increases with increasing BMI. • In whites for each unit increase in BMI the odds of developing diabetes increases by 10 percent.

Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Black • For each year increase in age the odds of being black decreases by 2 percent. • On average blacks in the study are younger than whites.

Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Black • For each unit increase in BMI the odds of being black increases by 6 percent. • On average do blacks or whites have a higher BMI? • For a 5 unit increase in BMI do the odds of being black increase by 30 percent?

Odds Ratio Interpretation Confounder Black • In males the odds of being black are 0. 71 times the odds of being black in females. • The odds of being black are 29 percent lower in males than in females. • The odds of being black are 29 percent higher in females than in males. • The odds of being male are 29 percent lower in blacks than in whites. • There are relatively more black women than white women.

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