Table 2.
Predictive factors for metabolic syndrome among African American men using weighted estimates: from the NHANES 1999–2006*.
| ORunadj (95% CI) | ORadj (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.05 (1.04–1.06) | 1.05 (1.04–1.06) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Single | 0.61 (0.44–0.83) | 0.85 (0.55–1.31) |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school | 0.82 (0.51–1.31) | 0.84 (0.48–1.47) |
| College graduate | 0.81 (0.53–1.23) | 0.75 (0.47–1.21) |
| Income | ||
| <$20,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| $20,000–44,900 | 1.34 (0.88–2.02) | 1.38 (0.88–2.16) |
| $45,000 or above | 1.56 (1.04–2.34) | 1.65 (0.92–2.97) |
| Alcohol drinking | ||
| Nondrinkers | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Moderate drinkers | 0.96 (0.62–1.50) | 1.13 (0.68–1.85) |
| Heavy drinkers | 0.63 (0.41–0.98) | 0.83 (0.48–1.45) |
| Cigarette smoking | ||
| Nonsmoker | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Light smoker | 0.56 (0.31–1.01) | 0.68 (0.36–1.27) |
| Heavy smoker | 0.70 (0.40–1.24) | 0.69 (0.39–1.22) |
| Physical activity | ||
| Inactive | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low activity | 0.86 (0.44–1.71) | 1.10 (0.51–2.39) |
| Medium activity | 0.70 (0.40–1.23) | 0.97 (0.51–1.84) |
| High activity | 0.62 (0.37–1.04) | 0.94 (0.49–1.81) |
*Any results with statistical significance with P < 0.05 are indicated in bold.