Table 3. Association between childhood insulin-resistant adiposity and adult MetS, adjusting for covariates in logistic regression models.
| Using childhood insulin-sensitive adiposity as a reference |
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| Whites (n = 422) |
Blacks (n = 229) |
Total (n = 651) |
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| OR | 95%CI | P | OR | 95%CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Black race | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.69 | 0.46–1.03 | 0.074 |
| Female sex | 0.55 | 0.35–0.86 | 0.008 | 0.63 | 0.31–1.30 | 0.213 | 0.57 | 0.39–0.83 | 0.003 |
| Childhood age | 1.07 | 1.00–1.14 | 0.041 | 1.16 | 1.06–1.28 | 0.002 | 1.10 | 1.05–1.16 | <0.001 |
| Follow-up years | 1.13 | 1.09–1.17 | <0.001 | 1.15 | 1.10–1.21 | <0.001 | 1.14 | 1.11–1.17 | <0.001 |
| Childhood insulin-resistant adiposity | 1.72 | 1.08–2.80 | 0.026 | 1.63 | 0.77–3.56 | 0.206 | 1.69 | 1.13–2.54 | 0.011 |
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.