E-Table 3. Odds ratios (OR) of the individual criteria for the metabolic syndrome, CHD, and diabetes mellitus, adjusted for age, site of settlement, employment status, and education.
| Waist circumference | Triglyceride | HDL-cholesterol | Blood pressure | Blood glucose | CHD | Diabetes mellitus | ||||||||
| Men | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| East Germany | 0.96 | 0.91–1.02 | 1.10 | 1.02–1.20 | 0.78 | 0.69–0.89 | 1.02 | 1.00–1.05 | 1.16 | 1.09–1.23 | 0.92 | 0.81–1.03 | 1.23 | 1.11–1.35 |
| Berlin | 1.05 | 0.96–1.15 | 1.09 | 0.94–1.25 | 0.80 | 0.64–0.99 | 0.92 | 0.86–0.97 | 1.14 | 1.02–1.27 | 1.03 | 0.84–1.27 | 1.07 | 0.89–1.27 |
| Age 35–49 | 2.31 | 2.03–2.62 | 1.79 | 1.56–2.05 | 1.06 | 0.92–1.23 | 1.35 | 1.28–1.43 | 3.36 | 2.71–4.17 | 17.6 | 6.49–47.6 | 3.86 | 2.78–5.36 |
| Age 50–59 | 3.32 | 2.94–3.76 | 1.99 | 1.74–2.28 | 0.93 | 0.80–1.07 | 1.64 | 1.55–1.74 | 6.94 | 5.65–8.54 | 55.6 | 20.7–148.8 | 10.03 | 7.32–13.7 |
| Age 60–69 | 3.30 | 2.89–3.76 | 1.89 | 1.62–2.20 | 0.76 | 0.64–0.92 | 1.79 | 1.69–1.90 | 7.49 | 6.06–9.26 | 64.9 | 24.2–174.4 | 10.41 | 7.54–14.4 |
| Age 70–99 | 3.37 | 2.95–3.86 | 1.57 | 1.33–1.85 | 0.82 | 0.68–1.00 | 1.83 | 1.72–1.95 | 7.77 | 6.27–9.63 | 93.6 | 34.8–251.4 | 11.03 | 7.96–15.3 |
| Settlement < 20 ti | 1.09 | 1.04–1.14 | 1.03 | 0.96–1.11 | 0.98 | 0.89–1.07 | 1.02 | 1.00–1.04 | 0.99 | 0.94–1.04 | 0.94 | 0.85–1.04 | 0.97 | 0.89–1.05 |
| Unemployed | 1.18 | 1.08–1.28 | 1.12 | 0.99–1.27 | 1.15 | 0.97–1.36 | 1.02 | 0.97–1.07 | 1.37 | 1.24–1.51 | 1.65 | 1.31–2.08 | 1.76 | 1.51–2.05 |
| Not working | 1.17 | 1.10–1.26 | 0.97 | 0.88–1.07 | 1.09 | 0.95–1.25 | 0.98 | 0.94–1.01 | 1.26 | 1.16–1.36 | 2.09 | 1.78–2.45 | 1.56 | 1.38–1.77 |
| Schooling < 10 years | 1.09 | 1.02–1.17 | 1.08 | 0.96–1.21 | 1.25 | 1.08–1.44 | 0.98 | 0.94–1.02 | 1.11 | 1.03–1.20 | 1.18 | 1.02–1.36 | 1.26 | 1.12–1.42 |
| Schooling > 10 years | 0.84 | 0.80–0.88 | 0.89 | 0.83–0.95 | 0.83 | 0.75–0.91 | 0.95 | 0.93–0.98 | 0.74 | 0.70–0.79 | 0.89 | 0.80–0.98 | 0.70 | 0.64–0.76 |
| Women | ||||||||||||||
| East Germany | 1.12 | 1.09–1.16 | 1.15 | 1.05–1.26 | 1.16 | 1.06–1.26 | 1.04 | 1.01–1.07 | 1.33 | 1.25–1.42 | 0.97 | 0.82–1.13 | 1.42 | 1.29–1.56 |
| Berlin | 0.95 | 0.89–1.02 | 1.15 | 0.98–1.34 | 1.16 | 1.01–1.33 | 0.96 | 0.92–1.01 | 1.24 | 1.11–1.39 | 1.02 | 0.79–1.33 | 1.29 | 1.09–1.53 |
| Age 35–49 | 1.61 | 1.49–1.74 | 1.44 | 1.23–1.68 | 0.96 | 0.87–1.06 | 1.77 | 1.65–1.89 | 2.85 | 2.28–3.55 | 6.99 | 2.53–19.29 | 3.80 | 2.72–5.31 |
| Age 50–59 | 2.31 | 2.14–2.48 | 2.23 | 1.91–2.60 | 0.79 | 0.70–0.88 | 2.69 | 2.52–2.87 | 6.67 | 5.39–8.26 | 29.5 | 10.81–78.6 | 9.45 | 6.83–13.1 |
| Age 60–69 | 2.51 | 2.33–2.71 | 2.67 | 2.26–3.15 | 0.68 | 0.60–0.77 | 3.17 | 2.96–3.39 | 8.96 | 7.22–11.1 | 52.0 | 19.22–140.7 | 12.5 | 9.00–17.4 |
| Age 70–99 | 2.56 | 2.36–2.76 | 2.66 | 2.24–3.15 | 0.77 | 0.68–0.87 | 3.38 | 3.16–3.62 | 11.28 | 9.07–14.0 | 114.0 | 42.20–308.2 | 16.9 | 12.1–23.5 |
| Settlement < 20 ti | 1.04 | 1.01–1.07 | 1.01 | 0.94–1.09 | 0.96 | 0.90–1.03 | 1.03 | 1.00–1.05 | 1.02 | 0.97–1.08 | 0.92 | 0.81–1.04 | 1.04 | 0.96–1.13 |
| Unemployed | 1.40 | 1.32–1.49 | 1.91 | 1.63–2.24 | 1.69 | 1.47–1.94 | 1.11 | 1.04–1.17 | 1.70 | 1.48–1.96 | 2.18 | 1.49–3.17 | 2.01 | 1.64–2.45 |
| Not working | 1.17 | 1.12–1.22 | 1.33 | 1.21–1.47 | 1.34 | 1.23–1.45 | 1.04 | 1.01–1.08 | 1.29 | 1.18–1.42 | 1.57 | 1.25–1.97 | 1.52 | 1.35–1.73 |
| Schooling < 10 years | 1.21 | 1.17–1.25 | 1.17 | 1.07–1.28 | 1.54 | 1.42–1.67 | 1.05 | 1.03–1.08 | 1.38 | 1.30–1.46 | 1.12 | 0.98–1.28 | 1.51 | 1.39–1.66 |
| Schooling > 10 years | 0.77 | 0.73–0.80 | 0.81 | 0.73–0.89 | 0.71 | 0.65–0.78 | 0.90 | 0.87–0.93 | 0.78 | 0.71–0.86 | 0.78 | 0.63–0.95 | 0.73 | 0.64–0.83 |
Reference: patient in primary care within the West German states, age under 35, employed, practice in settlement of >20 000 inhabitants, =10 years of schooling;
CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval; TI, thousand inhabitants