Table 4.

Factors associated with MS on multivariate analysis (n = 182).

Variable		OR with 95% CI	p value
Age	≤45 years	1	0.01
	>45 years	2.3 (1.1–4.9)
BMI	Normal (≤23 kg/m2)	1	<0.001
	Overweight and obese (>23 kg/m2)	6.4 (3.1–13.1)
High-sugar item consumption	No/rarely	1	0.001
	Daily	0.2 (0.1–0.5)

BMI, body mass index.