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. 2021 Apr 14;11:8132. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87248-1

Table 3.

Risk factors associated with MetS by Pearson chi-square and binary logistic regressions.

Risk factors MetS in overall samples (n = 538) cOR (95% CI) MetS in Men (n = 189) cOR
(95% CI)
MetS in Women (n = 349) cOR (95% CI)
Yes n (%) No n (%) Yes
n (%)
No
n (%)
Yes
n (%)
No
n (%)
Sex
Men 47 (24.9) 142 (75.1) 1.5 (0.9–2.2)
Women 64 (18.3) 285 (81.7) 1
Current smoker
No 75 (19.8) 303 (80.2) 1 28 (23.5) 91 (76.5) 1 47 (18.1) 212 (81.9) #
Yes 7 (23.3) 23 (76.7) 1.2 (0.5–3.3) 7 (24.1) 22 (75.9) 1.1 (0.4–2.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) #
Alcohol drinker
No 79 (19.6) 324 (80.4) 1 34 (23.3) 112 (76.7) 1 45 (17.5) 212 (82.5) 1
Yes 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3) 8.2 (1.4–45.0)** 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 6.5 (0.6–76.0) 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 9.4 (1.2–100.0)*
BMI
 < 30 58 (14.6) 338 (85.4) 1 29 (20.7) 111 (79.3) 1 29 (11.3) 227 (88.7) 1
 ≥ 30 53 (37.3) 89 (62.7) 3.5 (2.2–5.4)*** 18 (36.7) 31 (63.3) 2.2 (1.1–4.5)** 35 (37.6) 58 (62.4) 4.7 (2.7–8.3)***
Physical activity intensity level
Low 24 (15.5) 131 (84.5) 1 9 (20.5) 35 (79.5) 1 15 (13.5) 96 (86.5) 1
Moderate 36 (25.2) 107 (74.8) 1.8 (1.1–3.3)** 15 (33.3) 30 (66.7) 1.9 (0.7–5.1) 21 (21.4) 77 (78.6) 1.7 (0.8–3.6)
High 48 (21.2) 178 (78.8) 1.5 (0.9–2.5) 23 (23.5) 75 (76.5) 1.2 (0.5–2.8) 25 (19.5) 103 (80.5) 1.5 (0.8–3.1)
Hypertension
No 73 (16.4) 371 (83.6) 1 28 (19.4) 116 (80.6) 1 45 (15.0) 255 (85.0) 1
Yes 36 (43.4) 47 (56.6) 3.9 (2.3–6.4)*** 18 (45.0) 22 (55.0) 3.4 (1.6–7.1)** 18 (41.9) 25 (58.1) 4.1 (2.1–8.1)***
Diabetes
No 94 (18.7) 408 (81.3) 1 37 (21.9) 132 (78.1) 1 57 (17.1) 276 (82.9) 1
Yes 14 (53.8) 12 (46.2) 5.1 (2.3–11.3)*** 9 (56.3) 7 (43.8) 4.6 (1.6–13.1)** 5 (50.0) 5 (50.0) 4.8 (1.3–16.7)**
Hyperlipidemia
No 87 (19.1) 368 (80.9) 1 35 (25.2) 104 (74.8) 1 52 (16.5) 264 (83.5) 1
Yes 22 (29.7) 52 (70.3) 1.8 (1.1–3.1)** 11 (23.9) 35 (76.1) 0.9 (0.4–1.2) 11 (39.3) 17 (60.7) 3.3 (1.5–7.4)**

*Statistical significance (P < 0.05). **Statistical significance (P < 0.005). ***Statistical significance (P < 0.001). cOR (crude odds ratio). #cOR could not be yielded as one cell contained zero count during crosstabs.