Table 3.

Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Among Working Adults in Eastern Ethiopia (n=1,164), 2020

Variables	Number (%) of MetS		CPR (95% CI)	APR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Sex
Male	101 (16.9)	497 (83.1)	1	1
Female	133 (23.5)	433 (76.5)	1.39 (1.10–1.75)	1.62 (1.31–2.00)*
Age group in years
19–24	4 (5.0)	76 (95.0)	1	1
25–34	40 (7.4)	497 (92.6)	1.49 (0.55–4.05)	1.21 (0.45–3.25)
35–44	83 (25.6)	241 (74.4)	5.12 (1.93–13.56)	3.14 (1.19,–.28)*
45–54	69 (45.7)	82 (54.3)	9.13 (3.46–24.14)	4.42 (1.66–11.77)*
55–64	38 (52.8)	34 (47.2)	10.56 (3.96–28.13)	6.03 (2.27–16.06)*
Marital status
Never married	39 (9.1)	388 (90.9)	1	1
Married	171 (25.6)	496 (74.4)	2.81 (2.03–3.89)	1.31 (0.95–1.81)
Divorced/widowed	24 (34.3)	46 (65.7)	3.75 (2.41–5.84)	1.35 (0.77–2.08)
Serve fruits and vegetables
0 servings	41 (73.2)	15 (26.8)	1	1
1–2 servings	154 (20.9)	584 (79.1)	0.29 (0.23–0.35)	0.53 (0.42–0.67)*
3–4 servings	38 (13.7)	239 (86.3)	0.19 (0.13–0.26)	0.36 (0.26–0.51 *
5 or more servings	1 (1.1)	92 (98.9)	0.06 (0.01–0.10)	0.04 (0.01–0.27)*
Khat chewing
No	123 (16.0)	645 (84.0)	1	1
Yes	111 (28.0)	285 (72.0)	1.75 (1.40–2.19)	1.30 (1.06–1.60)*
Sedentary behavior
<8 hours per day	128 (13.8)	800 (86.2)	1	1
≥8 hours per day	106 (44.9)	130 (55.1)	3.26 (2.63–4.03)	2.29 (1.88–2.80)*
Alcohol consumption
Less than once a month	156 (17.6)	734 (82.4)	1	1
1–4 days a week	44 (20.1)	175 (79.9)	1.14 (0.85–1.54)	1.07 (0.83–1.39)
5–6 days a week	17 (56.7)	13 (43.3)	3.22 (2.28–4.54)	1.81 (1.20–2.74)*
Daily	17 (60.7)	11 (39.3)	3.45 (2.48–4.80)	1.57 (1.16–2.13)*

Note: *Significant at P<0.05.

Abbreviations: MetS, metabolic syndrome; CPR, crude prevalence ratio; APR, adjusted prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval.