Table 4.

Results from the multivariate logistic regression evaluating the associations between covariates and metabolic syndrome latent cluster membership.^*

Covariate	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p value
Men (n = 6317)
Age	1.12 (1.11–1.13)	< 0.001
Hispanic/Latino background group (relative to Mexicans)
Puerto Rican	0.90 (0.62–1.30)	0.559
Cuban	0.70 (0.43–1.14)	0.149
Dominican	1.15 (0.69–1.91)	0.599
Central American	0.83 (0.56–1.23)	0.356
South American	0.46 (0.28–0.75)	0.002
Education	0.97 (0.86–1.10)	0.643
Income	0.97 (0.93–1.02)	0.247
Family history of CHD	1.32 (1.06–1.64)	0.013
Family history of stroke	1.34 (0.97–1.84)	0.073
Smoking status (relative to never smoking)
Former	1.23 (0.97–1.56)	0.089
Current	0.97 (0.72–1.31)	0.837
Women (n = 9508)
Age	1.16 (1.15–1.18)	< 0.001
Hispanic/Latino background group (relative to Mexicans)
Puerto Rican	2.01 (1.20–3.38)	0.008
Cuban	1.16 (0.69–1.96)	0.581
Dominican	0.92 (0.49–1.70)	0.782
Central American	1.13 (0.69–1.84)	0.630
South American	0.61 (0.37–1.00)	0.051
Education	0.77 (0.68–0.88)	< 0.001
Income	0.87 (0.83–0.91)	< 0.001
Family history of CHD	1.29 (1.05–1.58)	0.017
Family history of stroke	1.08 (0.86–1.35)	0.515
Smoking status (relative to never smoking)
Former	1.11 (0.86–1.44)	0.426
Current	0.72 (0.55–0.93)	0.013

Abbreviations: CHD, coronary heart disease.

^*Adjusted for study site.