Table 3.
Univariate analysis of predictors of metabolic syndrome among adult patients in JUTH internal medicine outpatient department, July 2014
| Metabolic syndrome
|
Crude OR (95% CI) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | ||||
| Sex | Female | 42 (35.3) | 77 (64.7) | 2.86 (1.51, 5.42) | <0.01 |
| Male | 17 (16.0) | 89 (84.0) | 1 | ||
| Age group (years) | 20–39 | 8 (13.6) | 53 (31.9) | 1 | |
| 40–59 | 30 (50.8) | 70 (42.2) | 2.84 (1.20, 6.69) | 0.02 | |
| ≥60 | 21 (35.6) | 43 (25.9) | 3.24 (1.31, 8.02) | 0.01 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 5 (31.2) | 11 (68.8) | 1.31 (0.43, 3.93) | 0.64 |
| No | 54 (25.8) | 155 (74.2) | 1 | ||
| Alcohol drinking | Yes | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) | 1.04 (0.41, 2.62) | 0.93 |
| No | 52 (26.1) | 147 (73.9) | 1 | ||
| HTN or on treatment | Yes | 41 (69.5) | 49 (29.5) | 5.44 (2.85, 10.39) | 0.00 |
| No | 18 (30.5) | 117 (70.5) | 1 | ||
| DM or on treatment | Yes | 32 (54.2) | 24 (25.3) | 7.01 (3.59, 13.71) | 0.00 |
| No | 27 (45.8) | 142 (74.7) | 1 | ||
| Lipid-lowering treatment | Yes | 21 (35.6) | 8 (4.8) | 4.16 (2.92, 5.93) | 0.00 |
| No | 38 (64.4) | 158 (95.2) | 1 | ||
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | <130 | 12 (20.3) | 112 (67.5) | 1 | |
| ≥130 | 47 (79.7) | 54 (32.5) | 8.12 (3.99, 16.56) | 0.00 | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | <85 | 21 (35.6) | 131 (78.9) | 1 | |
| ≥85 | 38 (64.4) | 35 (21.1) | 6.77 (3.53, 12.98) | 0.00 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | <25 | 26 (44.1) | 135 (81.3) | 1 | |
| ≥25 | 33 (55.9) | 31 (18.7) | 5.5 (2.90, 10.54) | 0.00 | |
| WC (cm) | High | 38 (64.4) | 21 (12.7) | 12.49 | |
| Low | 21 (35.6) | 145 (87.3) | 1 | ||
| FBS (mg/dL) | <100 | 21 (35.6) | 116 (69.9) | 1 | |
| ≥100 | 38 (64.4) | 50 (30.1) | 4.2 (2.24, 7.86) | 0.00 | |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | Low | 30 (50.8) | 39 (23.5) | 3.37 (0.79, 3.72) | |
| High | 29 (49.2) | 127 (76.5) | 1 | ||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | ≥150 | 7 (11.9) | 5 (3.0) | 4.34 (1.32, 14.24) | 0.02 |
| <150 | 52 (88.1) | 161 (97.0) | 1 | ||
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HTN, hypertension; JUTH, Jimma University Teaching Hospital; OR, odds ratio; WC, waist circumference.