Table 3.
Body mass index and components of metabolic syndrome among the respondents by age and sex
| Variables | Age (years) |
P | OR (95% CI) | Gender |
P | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-39 (n=23), n (%) | 40-60 (n=27), n (%) | Male (n=23) | Female (n=27) | |||||
| aBMI (kg/m2) | ||||||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 13 (7.9) | 25 (7.6) | 4 (6.8) | 34 (7.8) | ||||
| Overweight (25-29.9) | 35 (21.3) | 97 (29.5) | 18 (30.5) | 114 (26.3) | ||||
| Obesity (≥30) | 34 (20.7) | 51 (15.5) | 0.202 | 11 (18.6) | 74 (17.1) | 0.862 | ||
| Components of MetS | ||||||||
| Abdominal obesitya | 120 (73.2) | 233 (70.8) | 0.598 | 0.89 (0.59-1.35) | 31 (52.5) | 322 (74.2) | 0.001** | 0.39 (0.22-0.67) |
| Impaired FPG | 3 (13.0) | 4 (14.8) | 1.000 | 0.86 (0.17-4.33) | 1 (4.3) | 6 (22.2) | 0.107 | 6.29 (0.70-56.72) |
| Raised TG | 7 (30.4) | 12 (44.4) | 0.387 | 1.83 (0.57-5.88) | 8 (34.8) | 11 (40.7) | 0.773 | 0.78 (0.25-2.45) |
| Raised SBP only | 4 (17.4) | 3 (11.1) | 0.407 | 0.59 (0.12-2.98) | 4 (17.4) | 3 (11.1) | 0.698 | 1.68 (0.34-8.46) |
| Raised DBP only | 9 (39.1) | 9 (33.3) | 0.771 | 0.78 (0.24-2.49) | 7 (30.4) | 11 (40.7) | 0.559 | 0.64 (0.20-2.06) |
| Raised SBP and DBP | 3 (13.0) | 2 (7.4) | 0.651 | 0.53 (0.08-3.51) | 3 (13.0) | 2 (7.4) | 0.651 | 1.88 (0.29-12.33) |
| Hypertension | 10 (43.5) | 10 (37.0) | 0.774 | 0.77 (0.25-2.38) | 8 (34.8) | 12 (44.4) | 0.569 | 0.67 (0.21-2.10) |
| Reduced HDL | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||
| Number of components of MetS | ||||||||
| None | 3 (13.0) | 9 (33.3) | 7 (30.4) | 5 (18.5) | ||||
| One | 13 (56.5) | 7 (25.9) | 12 (52.2) | 8 (29.6) | ||||
| Two | 4 (17.4) | 4 (14.8) | 4 (17.4) | 4 (14.8) | ||||
| Three | 3 (13.0) | 6 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (33.3) | ||||
| Four | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 0.283 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 0.028* | ||
| Metabolic syndrome | 3 (13.0) | 7 (25.9) | 0.308 | 2.33 (0.52-10.33) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (37.0) | 0.001** | 0.63 (0.47-0.84) |
P values were generated through Chi-square analysis, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, an=493; 19–39 years=164 ; 40 – 60 years=329; Males=59, Females=434. Mets. Abdominal obesity, waist circumference of ≥94cm in males and ≥80 cm in females, Impaired FPG, impaired FPG ≥5.6mmol/L, Raised TG ≥1.7 mmol/L, Raised SBP, raised SBP ≥130 mmHg, Raised DBP, raised DBP ≥85 mmHg, Reduced HDL, reduced HDL <1.03 mmol/L in males and <1.29 mmol/L in females, Mets , abdominal obesity and any two of raised FPG, TG, BP and reduced HDL. Hypertension, Raised SBP ≥130 mmHg or raised DBP ≥85 mmHg or having both. Source: IDF (2006). The IDF consensus worldwide definition of the Mets. CI – Confidence interval; OR – Odds ratio; BWs – Bank workers; BP – Blood pressure; SBP – Systolic BP; DBP – Diastolic BP; HDL – High-density lipoprotein; IDF – International Diabetes Federation; Mets – Metabolic syndrome; FPG – Fasting plasma glucose; TG – Triglyceride