Table 3.

Logistic regression analyses for self-reported coronary heart disease in each sex

Definition of each component of metabolic syndrome: hypertension, systolic blood pressure ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mm Hg or current anti-hypertensive medication; high triglyceride, serum triglyceride ≥150 mg/dL; low HDL-C, serum HDL-C <40 mg/dL for men and <50 mg/dL for women; abnormal glucose, fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dL or current anti-diabetes medication; abdominal obesity, waist circumference ≥90 cm for men and 80 cm for women.

MetS, metabolic syndrome; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol.