Table 3.
Predictive factors for metabolic syndrome among African American women using weighted estimates: from the NHANES 1999–2006*.
| ORunadj (95% CI) | ORadj (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.05 (1.04–1.06) | 1.06 (1.04–1.07) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Single | 0.84 (0.60–1.17) | 0.66 (0.43–0.99) |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school | 0.68 (0.41–1.13) | 1.08 (0.63–1.86) |
| College graduate | 0.56 (0.37–0.83) | 0.83 (0.50–1.39) |
| Income | ||
| <$20,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| $20,000–44,900 | 1.06 (0.75–1.50) | 1.03 (0.65–1.61) |
| $45,000 or above | 0.79 (0.54–1.16) | 0.68 (0.42–1.11) |
| Alcohol drinking | ||
| Nondrinkers | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Moderate drinkers | 0.74 (0.55–0.99) | 0.99 (0.68–1.43) |
| Heavy drinkers | 0.62 (0.44–0.88) | 1.12 (0.79–1.61) |
| Cigarette smoking | ||
| Nonsmoker | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Light smoker | 0.85 (0.45–1.61) | 0.74 (0.38–1.45) |
| Heavy smoker | 1.51 (0.75–3.02) | 1.18 (0.58–2.39) |
| Physical activity | ||
| Inactive | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low activity | 0.93 (0.61–1.42) | 1.56 (0.93–2.62) |
| Medium activity | 0.54 (0.31–0.93) | 0.69 (0.31–1.56) |
| High activity | 0.60 (0.39–0.94) | 0.99 (0.60–1.64) |
*Any results with statistical significance with P < 0.05 are indicated in bold.