Table 2.
Results from the multivariate analysis that was developed to evaluate the coronary risk (odds ratio; 95% confidence interval) in subjects with the metabolic syndrome
| Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | |
| Adoption of Mediterranean diet (yes vs. no) | 0.77 | 0.645 – 0.918 |
| Age of participants (1-year) | 1.03 | 1.004 – 1.054 |
| Male sex | 2.02 | 1.079 – 3.787 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (presence vs. absence) | 6.00 | 3.720 – 9.686 |
| Family history of CHD (yes vs. no) | 5.16 | 3.016 – 8.837 |
| Low vs. high income | 1.69 | 1.166 – 2.392 |
| Diabetes mellitus (presence vs. absence) | 1.67 | 1.072 – 2.925 |
| Current smoking habits (yes vs. no) | 2.40 | 1.522 – 3.790 |
| Physical activity vs. sedentary | 0.89 | 0.839 – 0.945 |
| Obesity (presence vs. absence) | 1.05 | 0.641 – 1.312 |