Table 3. Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for each component of metabolic syndrome according to parity.
| Number of parity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0-1) | 2 | 3 | > = 4 | Trend P b | |
| Central obesity (WC≥ 88 cm) | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.00 | 1.81 (1.06–3.10) | 1.39 (0.77–2.51) | 1.14 (0.61–2.13) | 0.96 |
| Multivariable adjusteda | 1.00 | 1.48 (0.80–2.75) | 1.07 (0.52–2.19) | 1.01 (0.47–2.16) | 0.66 |
| High fasting blood glucose (≥110mg/dL) | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.68–1.39) | 1.68 (1.16–2.42) | 1.73 (1.20–2.51) | <0.001 |
| Multivariable adjusteda | 1.00 | 0.86 (0.58–1.27) | 1.27 (0.83–1.95) | 1.24 (0.80–1.93) | 0.12 |
| High triglyceride (≥150 mg/dL) | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.00 | 1.18 (0.82–1.70) | 1.33 (0.91–1.96) | 1.89 (1.29–2.76) | <0.001 |
| Multivariable adjusteda | 1.00 | 1.00 (0.68–1.48) | 0.96 (0.63–1.48) | 1.38 (0.90–2.11) | 0.16 |
| Low HDL cholesterol (<50 mg/dL) | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.00 | 1.46 (0.90–2.37) | 1.01 (0.62–1.65) | 0.79 (0.49–1.27) | 0.16 |
| Multivariable adjusteda | 1.00 | 1.51 (0.92–2.49) | 1.19 (0.70–2.00) | 0.94 (0.55–1.60) | 0.54 |
| High blood pressure (≥ 130|≥85 mm Hg) | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.00 | 1.48 (0.96–2.26) | 2.87 (1.87−4.39) | 3.42 (2.23–5.23) | <0.001 |
| Multivariable adjusteda | 1.00 | 1.30 (0.81–2.08) | 1.82 (1.13–2.92) | 1.96 (1.19–3.21) | <0.001 |
a Adjusted for age (year, continuous), BMI (kg/m2, continuous), marital status(currently married or others), tobacco users (ever or never), use of contraceptives (ever or never), education (illiterate, have formal education), age at first pregnancy (year, continuous).
b Based on multiple logistic regression analysis, with ordinal numbers 1-4 assigned to increasing numbers of gravidity or parity.