Table 4.
Multivariate analysis of predictors of metabolic syndrome risk in JUTH outpatients, July 2014
| Metabolic syndrome
|
Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| Sex | Female | 42 (35.3) | 77 (64.7) | 2.86 (1.51, 5.42) | 5.49 (1.85, 16.4) | <0.01 |
| Male | 17 (16.0) | 89 (84.0) | 1 | |||
| Age category (years) | <40 | 8 (13.6) | 53 (31.9) | 1 | ||
| ≥40 | 51 (86.4) | 113 (68.1) | 2.99 (1.33, 6.75) | 1.23 (0.32, 4.66) | 0.77 | |
| Alcohol use | Yes | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) | 0.37 (0.16, 0.88) | 1.83 (0.40, 8.25) | 0.43 |
| No | 52 (26.1) | 147 (73.9) | 1 | |||
| HTN or on medication | Yes | 41 (45.6) | 49 (54.4) | 5.44 (2.85, 10.39) | 1.38 (0.44, 4.35) | 0.59 |
| No | 18 (13.3) | 117 (86.7) | 1 | |||
| DM or on treatment | Yes | 32 (57.1) | 24 (42.9) | 7.01 (3.59, 13.71) | 4.23 (1.39, 12.91) | 0.01 |
| No | 27 (16.0) | 142 (84.0) | 1 | |||
| Lipid-lowering treatment | Yes | 21 (72.4) | 8 (27.6) | 4.16 (2.92, 5.93) | 0.06 (0.01, 0.22) | <0.01 |
| No | 38 (19.4) | 158 (80.6) | 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) | 8.08 (2.08, 31.07) | <0.01 | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | <85 | 21 (35.6) | 131 (78.9) | 1 | ||
| ≥85 | 38 (64.4) | 35 (21.1) | 6.77 (3.53, 12.9) | 3.40 (0.95, 12.16) | 0.06 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | <25 | 31 (48.4) | 26 (16.1) | 1 | ||
| ≥25 | 33 (51.6) | 135 (83.9) | 5.5 (2.90, 10.54) | 2.81 (1.07, 7.38) | 0.04 | |
| FBS (mg/dL) | <100 | 21 (15.3) | 116 (84.7) | 1 | ||
| ≥100 | 50 (43.2) | 38 (56.8) | 4.2 (2.24, 7.86) | 7.95 (2.62, 24.14) | <0.01 | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | ≥150 | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 4.34 (1.32, 14.24) | 11.52 (1.64, 81.13) | 0.01 |
| <150 | 52 (24.4) | 161 (75.6) | 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.