Table 4:

Predictors of metabolic syndrome identified according to the unified criteria, as per binary logistic regression analysis^*

Variable	OR (95% CI)
Income level
Lowest income	0.68 (0.33–1.38)
Lower middle income	1.00 (ref)
Upper middle income	0.49 (0.26–0.93)
Highest income	0.40 (0.21–0.78)
Education
Less than secondary school graduation	0.89 (0.39–2.04)
Secondary school graduation	1.00 (ref)
Some postsecondary	0.30 (0.13–0.70)
Postsecondary graduation	0.45 (0.25–0.81)

Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

^*Two separate models are presented, both adjusted by age and sex.