Table 3.

The association between age group and occurrence of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic patients.

Age group (y)	Coded value in dataseta	Metabolic syndrome		Odds of syndrome	Odds ratio compared to baseline group
		Yes	No
25–34	0	2	9	0.22	1
35–44	1	35	49	0.71	3.27
45–54	2	121	148	0.81	3.68
55–64	3	106	100	1.06	4.81
>65	4	57	73	0.78	3.5

^aCoded values in dataset were given with respect to each age group.