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. 2018 Apr 3;63(2):154–163. doi: 10.3164/jcbn.18-11

Table 3.

Predictors of the development of adenomatous polyp in individuals with MetS

a. Men
Categorical variables Individuals with APs (n = 144) Individuals without APs (n = 102) Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI)* p

Age (years)
 <65 63 (43.8) 73 (71.6) 1
 65≤ 81 (56.2) 29 (28.4) 3.24 (1.88–5.56) <0.0001
MetS
 No 90 (62.5) 83 (81.4) 1 1
 Yes 54 (37.5) 19 (18.6) 2.62 (1.44–4.79) 0.001 2.03 (1.08–3.82) 0.03
WC (cm)
 <85 46 (31.9) 53 (52.0) 1 1 1
 85≤ 98 (68.1) 49 (48.0) 2.30 (1.37–3.89) 0.002 1.90 (1.10–3.31) 0.02 2.17 (1.21–3.89) 0.009
Hypertension
 No 77 (53.5) 67 (65.7) 1 1 1
 Yes 67 (46.5) 35 (34.3) 1.67 (0.99–2.81) 0.06 1.36 (0.78–2.35) 0.28 0.84 (0.46–1.55) 0.58
Dyslipidemia
 No 61 (42.4) 61 (59.8) 1 1 1
 Yes 83 (57.6) 41 (40.2) 2.02 (1.21–3.39) 0.007 1.61 (0.93–2.78) 0.09 1.46 (0.82–2.58) 0.2
Diabetes mellitus
 No 117 (81.2) 90 (82.3) 1
 Yes 27 (18.8) 12 (17.7) 1.73 (0.83–3.60) 0.14
Number of MetS components
 0 19 (13.2) 30 (29.4) 1 1
 1 39 (27.1) 26 (25.5) 2.37 (1.11–5.06) 0.02 1.93 (0.86–4.34) 0.11
 2 35 (24.3) 31 (30.4) 1.78 (0.84–3.78) 0.13 1.65 (0.77–3.54) 0.2
 3 39 (27.1) 12 (11.8) 5.13 (2.16–12.2) 0.0001 3.81 (1.48–9.82) 0.006
 4 12 (8.3) 3 (2.9) 6.32 (1.57–25.4) 0.007 4.83 (1.08–21.6) 0.04
p trend 0.0002

b. Women
Categorical variables Individuals with APs (n = 87) Individuals without APs (n = 127) Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p

Age (years)
 <65 37 (42.5) 91 (71.7) 1
 65≤ 50 (57.5) 36 (28.3) 3.42 (1.92–6.07) <0.0001
MetS
 No 68 (78.2) 124 (97.6) 1 1
 Yes 19 (21.8) 3 (2.4) 11.6 (3.30–40.5) <0.0001 8.40 (2.34–30.2) 0.001
WC (cm)
 <90 55 (63.2) 115 (90.6) 1 1 1
 90≤ 32 (36.8) 12 (9.4) 5.58 (2.67–11.7) <0.0001 3.84 (1.74–8.46) 0.001 3.74 (1.69–8.31) 0.001
Hypertension
 No 50 (61.9) 104 (81.9) 1 1 1
 Yes 37 (38.1) 23 (18.1) 3.35 (1.80–6.22) <0.0001 1.85 (0.91–3.76) 0.09 1.37 (0.64–2.91) 0.42
Dyslipidemia
 No 45 (51.7) 94 (74.0) 1 1 1
 Yes 42 (48.3) 33 (26.0) 2.66 (1.49–4.74) 0.0008 1.82 (0.95–3.51) 0.07 1.76 (0.91–3.42) 0.09
Diabetes mellitus
 No 71 (81.6) 121 (95.3) 1 1 1
 Yes 16 (18.4) 6 (4.7) 4.55 (1.70–12.2) 0.002 2.53 (0.87–7.35) 0.09 2.23 (0.77–6.49) 0.14
Number of MetS components
 0 23 (26.4) 78 (61.4) 1 1
 1 26 (29.9) 27 (21.3) 3.27 (1.60–6.65) 0.0009 2.80 (1.32–5.96) 0.007
 2 17 (19.5) 19 (15.0) 3.03 (1.36–6.77) 0.006 2.34 (0.97–5.61) 0.06
 3 17 (19.5) 3 (2.3) 19.2 (5.17–71.4) <0.0001 20.3 (4.91–84.0) <0.0001
 4 4 (4.7) 0 (0.0) 30.1 (1.56–579.4) 0.004 1
p trend <0.0001

*Adjusted for age (≥65 years) and alcohol drinking. Adjusted for age (≥65 years). MetS, metabolic syndrome; WC, waist circumference.