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Table 4.

Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR, 95%CI) of factors that associated with metabolic syndrome in Thai adults aged ≥ 20 years, NHES IV 2009

	Male		Women

	Age-adjusted^a(95%CI)	Multivariable-adjusted^b(95%CI)	Age-adjusted^a(95%CI)	Multivariable-adjusted^b(95%CI)
Age (yr)	1.03 (1.02, 1.03)	1.05 (1.04, 1.06)	1.05 (1.04, 1.05)	1.06 (1.05, 1.06)

Area of residence

Rural	1	1	1	1

Urban	1.33 (1.17, 1.58)	0.92 (0.79, 1.08)	0.84(0.74, 0.95)	0.70(0.61, 0.80)

Education level

High school and higher	1	1	1	1

< high school	0.93 (0.80, 1.09)	1.21 (1.03, 1.41)	2.07 (1.75, 2.44)	1.60 (1.33, 1.93)

Smoking

No	1	1	1	1

Yes	0.71 (0.62, 0.82)	1.13 (0.97, 1.33)	0.71 (0.47, 1.07)	1.05 (0.62, 1.79)

Alcohol drinking

< 40 gm/d in men, < 20 gm/d in women	1	1	1	1

≥ 40 gm/d men, ≥ 20 gm/d in women	1.20 (0.96, 1.50)	1.52 (1.19, 1.94)	0.89 (0.57, 1.39)	1.02 (0.69, 1.51)

Leisure time physical activity (min.)

≥ 150	1	1	1	1

< 150	1.09 (0.94, 1.25)	1.16 (0.98, 1.37)	0.92 (0.82, 1.03)	0.92 (0.79, 1.06)

BMI (kg/m²)	1.46 (1.43, 1.50)	1.48 (1.44, 1.51)	1.26 (1.23, 1.29)	1.26 (1.23, 1.29)

^aAge-adjusted model

^bMultivariable-adjusted model controlling for age, education level, current smoking, alcohol drinking, leisure time physical activity and BMI