Table 3. The odds ratios for developing new-onset DM, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, or hypertension within the four-year period adjusting for age and gender.

	PFAA index 1	p value	PFAA index 2	p value
The index as a continuous variable Per SD increment
DM	2.06 (1.70–2.50)	<.0001	1.77 (1.50–2.10)	<.0001
Metabolic syndrome	3.04 (2.57–3.63)	<.0001	2.27 (1.96–2.64)	<.0001
Dyslipidemia	1.98 (1.74–2.26)	<.0001	1.74 (1.54–1.97)	<.0001
Hypertension	1.42 (1.25–1.61)	<.0001	1.31 (1.17–1.47)	<.0001
The index as a categorical variableDM
First quartile	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Second quartile	2.39 (1.18–5.25)	0.0150	2.08 (1.08–4.28)	0.0281
Third quartile	4.45 (2.26–9.62)	<.0001	2.99 (1.59–6.06)	0.0004
Fourth quartile	6.85 (3.48–14.87)	<.0001	4.96 (2.66–10.01)	<.0001
Metabolic syndrome
First quartile	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Second quartile	3.37 (1.55–8.40)	0.0014	4.18 (2.12–9.23)	<.0001
Third quartile	9.31 (4.50–22.61)	<.0001	6.95 (3.61–15.11)	<.0001
Fourth quartile	19.70 (9.56–47.75)	<.0001	14.58 (7.62–31.58)	<.0001
Dyslipidemia
First quartile	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Second quartile	2.16 (1.55–3.02)	<.0001	1.72 (1.25–2.37)	0.0009
Third quartile	3.03 (2.16–4.30)	<.0001	2.70 (1.96–3.75)	<.0001
Fourth quartile	5.25 (3.66–7.60)	<.0001	4.07 (2.89–5.78)	<.0001
Hypertension
First quartile	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Second quartile	1.01 (0.70–1.47)	0.9476	1.34 (0.94–1.92)	0.1062
Third quartile	1.90 (1.33–2.73)	0.0004	1.71 (1.21–2.44)	0.0025
Fourth quartile	2.29 (1.60–3.32)	<.0001	2.15 (1.51–3.08)	<.0001

Values are odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for developing these diseases from logistic regressions adjusting for age and gender. Significant odds ratios are highlighted in bold type.