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. 2017 Jan 13;17:71. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3936-6

Table 3.

The association of risk factors and metabolic syndrome

Variables Men Women
crude OR(95% CI) adj. OR(95% CI) P(Wald’s test) crude OR(95% CI) adj. OR(95% CI) P(Wald’s test)
Age (years) <0.001 <0.001
 20–29 1 1 1 1
 30–39 2.8 (2.2–3.7) 2.6 (1.9–3.4) <0.001 2.1 (1.56–2.72) 1.9 (1.5–2.5) <0.001
 40–49 5.4 (4.25–6.85) 5.3 (4.1–6.7) <0.001 5.0 (3.8–6.5) 3.9 (3.0–5.0) <0.001
 50–59 7.2 (5.7–9.0) 8.5 (6.7–10.9) <0.001 11.1 (8.6–14.4) 7.2 (5.5–9.3) <0.001
 60–69 8.7 (6.7–10.8) 13.4 (10.3–17.4) <0.001 25.7 (19.7–33.6) 14.2 (10.8–18.8) <0.001
 70 and over 6.8 (5.3–8.70) 12.0 (9.2–15.8) <0.001 35.0 (26.9–45.6) 20.5 (15.4–27.4) <0.001
Obesity (BMI ≥ 25) 5.4 (4.9–6.0) 6.7 (5.9–7.5) <0.001 7.6 (6.9–8.3) 7.3 (6.6–8.2) <0.001
Current alcohol drinking 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 1.2 (1.1–1.4) <0.001
Current smoking 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 1.2 (1.1–1.3) 0.001 0.8 (0.7–0.9)
Vitamin D deficiency 0.9 (0.8–1.0) 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.059 0.52 (0.5–0.6)
Education <0.001
 Elementary school 1 1 1
 Middle school 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 0.43 (0.4–-0.5) 0.7 (0.6–0.9) <0.001
 High school 0.6 (0.5–0.7) 0.17 (0.16–0.19) 0.67 (0.57–0.79) <0.001
 College and over 0.6 (0.5–0.7) 0.07 (0.06–0.08) 0.5 (0.4–0.6) <0.001
Income (Quartile) <0.001
 Q1 lowest 1 1 1
 Q2 medium-lowest 0.8 (0.7–0.9) 0.42 (0.4–0.5) 0.90 (0.8–1.1) 0.221
 Q3 Medium highest 0.9 (0.7–1.0) 0.29 (0.26–0.33) 0.8 (0.7–0.9) 0.024
 Q4 highest 0.8 (0.7–1.0) 0.22 (0.2–0.3) 0.8 (0.6–0.9) <0.001
Adjusted R2 16.95% <0.001 29.12% <0.001

Vitamin D deficiency was defined by 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum concentration ≤20 ng/mL

BMA Model selections by sex: age, obesity (≥25 kg/m2), income (quartile), education, smoking (yes/no), drinking (yes/no), physical activity (yes/no), total calorie intake (kcal), carbohydrates (g/dL), fiber (g/dL), sodium (mg/dL), protein (g/dL), fiber (g/dL), vitamin C (mg/dL), fat intake (g/dL), and vitamin D deficiency (yes/no)