Table 2.
Risk factors for having the metabolic syndrome by explanatory variables. Bivariate logistic regression models: complete case analysis
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Explanatory variables
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Men
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Women
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Sex interaction*
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of cases/total | Odds ratios (95% CI) | No of cases/total | Odds ratios (95% CI) | ||
| Age group, phase 1: | 425/4583 | 172/1869 | <0.01 | ||
| 35-39 | 122/1351 | 1.00 | 36/490 | 1.00 | |
| 40-44 | 118/1250 | 1.05 (0.81 to 1.37) | 28/479 | 0.78 (0.47 to 1.31) | |
| 45-49 | 88/878 | 1.12 (0.84 to 1.50) | 42/400 | 1.48 (0.93 to 2.36) | |
| ≥50 | 97/1104 | 0.97 (0.73 to 1.28) | 66/500 | 1.92 (1.25 to 2.94) | |
| ≥P for linear trend | 0.96 | <0.01 | |||
| Employment grade, phase 1: | 425/4583 | 172/1869 | 0.42 | ||
| High | 160/1909 | 1.00 | 13/280 | 1.00 | |
| Intermediate | 222/2383 | 1.12 (0.91 to 1.39) | 62/821 | 1.67 (0.91 to 3.09) | |
| Low | 43/291 | 1.90 (1.32 to 2.72) | 97/768 | 2.96 (1.63 to 5.37) | |
| P for linear trend | 0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| Work stress, over 4 phases: | 216/2433 | 64/813 | 0.46 | ||
| No exposures | 146/1777 | 1.00 | 42/616 | 1.00 | |
| 1 exposure | 43/449 | 1.18 (0.83 to 1.69) | 11/131 | 1.25 (0.63 to 2.50) | |
| 2 exposures | 15/125 | 1.52 (0.87 to 2.68) | 6/48 | 1.95 (0.78 to 4.85) | |
| ≥3 exposures | 12/82 | 1.91 (1.01 to 3.61) | 5/18 | 5.26 (1.79 to 15.44) | |
| P for linear trend | 0.02 | <0.01 | |||
| No fruit and veg, over 4 phases: | 345/3854 | 140/1538 | 0.75 | ||
| No exposures | 109/1396 | 1.00 | 63/716 | 1.00 | |
| 1 exposure | 69/803 | 1.11 (0.81 to 1.52) | 24/302 | 0.89 (0.55 to 1.46) | |
| 2 exposures | 50/596 | 1.08 (0.76 to 1.53) | 16/222 | 0.81 (0.46 to 1.42) | |
| ≥3 exposures | 117/1059 | 1.47 (1.11 to 1.93) | 37/298 | 1.47 (0.96 to 2.26) | |
| P for linear trend | 0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| Heavy drinker, over 4 phases: | 341/3839 | 140/1527 | 0.02 | ||
| No exposures | 231/2940 | 1.00 | 132/1357 | 1.00 | |
| 1 exposure | 44/410 | 1.41 (1.00 to 1.98) | 3/109 | 0.26 (0.08 to 0.84) | |
| 2 exposures | 19/194 | 1.27 (0.78 to 2.08) | 1/30 | 0.32 (0.04 to 2.37) | |
| ≥3 exposures | 47/295 | 2.22 (1.58 to 3.12) | 4/31 | 1.37 (0.47 to 3.99) | |
| P for linear trend | <0.01 | 0.26 | |||
| Current smoker, over 4 phases: | 354/3925 | 146/1580 | 1.00 | ||
| No exposures | 286/3366 | 1.00 | 112/1294 | 1.00 | |
| 1 exposure | 14/118 | 1.45 (0.82 to 2.57) | 6/51 | 1.41 (0.59 to 3.37) | |
| 2 exposures | 10/83 | 1.48 (0.75 to 2.89) | 4/35 | 1.36 (0.47 to 3.93) | |
| ≥3 exposures | 44/358 | 1.51 (1.08 to 2.12) | 24/200 | 1.44 (0.90. 2.30) | |
| P for linear trend | 0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| No exercise, over 4 phases: | 281/3313 | 99/1201 | 0.18 | ||
| No exposures | 45/796 | 1.00 | 7/90 | 1.00 | |
| 1 exposure | 59/641 | 1.69 (1.13 to 2.53) | 6/133 | 0.56 (0.18 to 1.73) | |
| 2 exposures | 44/562 | 1.42 (0.92 to 2.18) | 7/159 | 0.55 (0.19 to 1.61) | |
| ≥3 exposures | 133/1314 | 1.88 (1.32 to 2.67) | 79/819 | 1.27 (0.57 to 2.83) | |
| P for linear trend | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| Obese, phase 1: | 425/4583 | 172/1869 | 0.52 | ||
| No | 357/4399 | 1.00 | 114/1707 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 68/184 | 6.64 (4.83 to 9.12) | 58/162 | 7.79 (5.36 to 11.32) | |
| P for linear trend | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
*
Probability that the interaction of sex with the explantory variable reduces the deviance.