Table 1

Relative risk (prevalence ratio) of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in relation to age, gender, income, educational achievement, and immigration status as separate variables (models 1 to 6) and as a multicategorical variable (model 7) in the 2010 Swedish population aged 40 to 84 years

Individuals (% T2D)GenderAgeIncomeEducationImmigrationModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5Model 6Model 7
WomenMen40–4950–5960–6970–7980–84HighMediumLowHighLowNativeImmigrantPrevalence ratio (99% CI)
2 209 758 (4.7)RefRef
2 124 272 (6.7)1.51 (1.50 to 1.53)1.57 (1.55 to 1.58)
1 222 368 (1.5)RefRefRefRefRefRef
1 110 124 (3.9)2.55 (2.50 to 2.61)2.56 (2.50 to 2.62)2.67 (2.61 to 2.73)2.52 (2.46 to 2.58)2.56 (2.50 to 2.62)2.61 (2.55 to 2.67)
1 115 015 (7.6)4.96 (4.86 to 5.06)4.98 (4.88 to 5.09)5.61 (5.49 to 5.72)4.90 (4.80 to 5.00)5.06 (4.96 to 5.17)5.49 (5.38 to 5.61)
654 694 (11.0)7.16 (7.01 to 7.31)7.28 (7.13 to 7.44)7.30 (7.15 to 7.45)6.93 (6.78 to 7.08)7.31 (7.15 to 7.46)7.37 (7.21 to 7.52)
231 829 (11.4)7.44 (7.26 to 7.63)7.76 (7.57 to 7.95)7.06 (6.89 to 7.24)6.99 (6.82 to 7.16)7.68 (7.49 to 7.87)7.35 (7.17 to 7.53)
1 535 656 (4.6)RefRef
1 348 687 (5.9)1.32 (1.30 to 1.34)1.22 (1.21 to 1.24)
1 449 687 (6.5)1.61 (1.59 to 1.63)1.42 (1.40 to 1.44)
1 442 573 (3.9)RefRef
2 891 457 (6.5)1.55 (1.53 to 1.57)1.45 (1.43 to 1.47)
3 736 190 (5.4)RefRef
587 840 (7.3)1.53 (1.51 to 1.55)1.46 (1.44 to 1.48)
The five multicategorical strata with the lowest prevalence of T2D
69 689 (0.5)Ref
87 561 (0.6)1.15 (0.97 to 1.37)
69 254 (0.7)1.24 (1.04 to 1.48)
52 388 (0.8)1.37 (1.13 to 1.64)
72 036 (0.8)1.39 (1.17 to 1.65)
The five multicategorical strata with the highest prevalence of T2D
7949 (15.1)27.56 (26.69 to 32.07)
3872 (16.1)29.45 (24.91 to 34.81)
16 960 (16.4)29.9 4 (26.01 to 34.45)
3170 (16.8)30.67 (25.81 to 36.46)
10 570 (17.6)32.10 (27.78 to 37.10)
AUC0.684 (0.683 to 0.686)0.698 (0.697 to 0.699)0.698 (0.696 to 0.699)0.695 (0.694 to 0.696)0.692 (0.690 to 0.693)0.717 (0.716 to 0.719)0.720 (0.719 to 0.721)
ΔAUC0.0140.0140.0110.0080.0330.036
  • The colored boxes mark which categories the prevalence ratios concern, which in the multicategorical variable (model 7) are combinations of variables. Values are PR (prevalence ratios) with 99% CIs; AUC (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve) with 99% CI; ΔAUC (change in the AUC value compared with model 1).