Table 4. Adjusted odds ratios of MetS components according to waist circumference category.

Waist (cm)	n	Elevated blood pressure		Raised plasma glucose		Elevated triglycerides		Reduced HDL-cholesterol
		OR(95%CI)	P	OR(95%CI)	P	OR(95%CI)	P	OR(95%CI)	P
Men
<80	367	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
80–84	274	1.04 (0.75, 1.44)	0.831	1.16 (0.78, 1.70)	0.455	1.71 (1.06, 2.76)	0.028	0.81 (0.55, 1.18)	0.269
85–89	239	1.65 (1.17, 2.33)	0.004	1.09 (0.73, 1.64)	0.663	2.39 (1.49, 3.84)	<0.001	0.81 (0.54, 1.21)	0.31
90–94	242	1.85 (1.29, 2.64)	<0.001	1.40 (0.94, 2.07)	0.094	3.52 (2.22, 5.59)	<0.001	0.60 (0.39, 0.94)	0.024
95–99	142	1.63 (1.07, 2.48)	0.022	1.70 (1.09, 2.65)	0.02	5.34 (3.23, 8.82)	<0.001	0.87 (0.53, 1.41)	0.567
≥100	283	2.99 (2.07, 4.32)	<0.001	2.37 (1.64, 3.43)	<0.001	7.44 (4.78, 11.58)	<0.001	0.91 (0.61, 1.36)	0.649
Women
<75	556	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
75–79	354	1.31 (0.96, 1.77)	0.082	1.58 (1.10, 2.27)	0.013	1.33 (0.88, 2.00)	0.17	0.86 (0.65, 1.13)	0.281
80–84	403	1.35 (1.01, 1.81)	0.04	1.31 (0.91, 1.88)	0.136	1.44 (0.97, 2.14)	0.067	0.81 (0.61, 1.06)	0.13
85–89	295	1.51 (1.10, 2.08)	0.011	1.47 (1.00, 2.16)	0.047	1.85 (1.22, 2.81)	0.004	0.75 (0.55, 1.03)	0.076
90–94	275	2.03 (1.46, 2.82)	<0.001	1.54 (1.04, 2.27)	0.031	2.51 (1.66, 3.82)	<0.001	0.73(0.53, 1.01)	0.059
≥95	470	2.98 (2.20, 4.02)	<0.001	2.64 (1.88, 3.71)	<0.001	3.51 (2.41, 5.12)	<0.001	0.91 (0.68, 1.21)	0.514

Note: Adjusted for age, smoking and drinking. OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.