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Table 3 Odds ratio (OR) for insulin resistance (75th percentile HOMA-IR is 2.35)

From: Urban environment as an independent predictor of insulin resistance in a South Asian population

Urbanization metric

Females

Males

OR unadjusted (95% CI)

OR adjusted (95% CI)

OR unadjusted (95% CI)

OR adjusted (95% CI)

Distance from urban center (km)

 < 20

1.95 (1.55, 2.45)

1.79 (1.39, 2.29)

2.17 (1.63, 2.90)

2.30 (1.64, 3.22)

 20–40

1.79 (1.42, 2.27)

1.72 (1.32, 2.23)

1.50 (1.10, 2.04)

1.59 (1.11, 2.29)

 41–60

0.87 (0.65, 1.17)

1.11 (0.82, 1.52)

1.11 (0.78, 1.57)

1.77 (1.19, 2.64)

 61–80

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Land cover type

 Urban

1.45 (1.25, 1.69)

1.31 (1.1, 1.56)

1.54 (1.27, 1.87)

1.25 (0.99, 1.57)

 Non-urban

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Census community designation

 Urban

1.31 (1.12, 1.52)

1.04 (0.88, 1.24)

1.77 (1.45, 2.16)

1.35 (1.07, 1.72)

 Rural

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  1. Adjusted models include age, smoking, BMI, physical activity, stress score, socioeconomic score, and energy intake. Italic type indicates statistically significant associations