Table 4.
Age-adjusted OR for the association of metabolic syndrome and single metabolic components and standardized/z-scores of VAT mass in categories of body mass index (BMI): the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.
| Metabolic factors | zVATg (sqrt) | zVATindex (kg/m2(sqrt)) | zVAT% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal weight | BMI overweight | Obese | Normal weight | BMI overweight | Obese | Normal weight | BMI overweight | Obese | |
| Women | |||||||||
| Hypertension | 1.38 (1.09–1.73) | 1.70 (1.32–2.19) | 1.30 (0.92–1.84) | 1.42 (1.12–1.79) | 1.75 (1.35–2.27) | 1.34 (0.95–1.90) | 1.17 (0.99–1.38) | 1.45 (1.19–1.76) | 1.23 (0.89–1.71) |
| Diabetes | 1.54 (0.94–2.52) | 2.24 (1.47–3.42) | 3.68 (2.37–5.70) | 1.73 (1.05–2.87) | 2.42 (1.56–3.76) | 3.60 (2.32–5.60) | 1.60 (1.11–2.30) | 1.98 (1.42–2.78) | 2.10 (1.45–3.02) |
| Elevated triglycerides | 2.37 (1.83–3.06) | 2.89 (2.25–3.71) | 2.37 (1.75–3.20) | 2.50 (1.93–3.24) | 3.02 (2.33–3.90) | 2.46 (1.80–3.35) | 1.64 (1.37–1.97) | 2.18 (1.80–2.64) | 2.12 (1.60–2.81) |
| Low HDL | 1.94 (1.49–2.52) | 2.10 (1.64–2.69) | 2.18 (1.62–2.92) | 2.05 (1.57–2.67) | 2.22 (1.73–2.87) | 2.19 (1.63–2.94) | 1.55 (1.29–1.87) | 1.80 (1.48–2.17) | 1.82 (1.40–2.37) |
| Metabolic syndrome | 1.91 (1.40–2.60) | 2.30 (1.76–3.02) | 2.86 (2.04–4.00) | 2.06 (1.50–2.82) | 2.46 (1.85–3.25) | 2.91 (2.07–4.10) | 1.55 (1.24–1.93) | 1.91 (1.55–2.36) | 2.22 (1.65–2.98) |
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| Men | |||||||||
| Hypertension | 1.65 (1.22–2.23) | 1.97 (1.51–2.56) | 1.34 (0.87–2.07) | 1.69 (1.25–2.29) | 2.09 (1.60–2.74) | 1.29 (0.82–2.01) | 1.26 (1.03–1.55) | 1.64 (1.33–2.01) | 1.33 (0.88–2.01) |
| Diabetes | 1.87 (1.02–3.43) | 2.99 (1.95–4.59) | 2.48 (1.51–4.06) | 1.88 (1.03–3.44) | 3.51 (2.23–5.51) | 2.97 (1.79–4.95) | 1.60 (1.03–2.49) | 2.50 (1.76–3.55) | 1.73 (1.12–2.66) |
| Elevated triglycerides | 1.93 (1.41–2.65) | 2.66 (2.09–3.38) | 1.73 (1.19–2.52) | 1.99 (1.44–2.73) | 2.88 (2.25–3.70) | 1.71 (1.17–2.50) | 1.50 (0.20–1.87) | 1.90 (1.58–2.28) | 1.25 (0.90–1.74) |
| Low HDL | 1.60 (1.14–2.26) | 2.19 (1.71–2.81) | 1.47 (1.03–2.09) | 1.62 (1.15–2.29) | 2.35 (1.81–3.04) | 1.59 (1.11–2.28) | 1.41 (1.10–1.80) | 1.63 (1.34–1.98) | 1.30 (0.94–1.78) |
| Metabolic syndrome | 2.13 (1.42–3.20) | 2.78 (2.10–3.68) | 2.06 (1.40–3.03) | 2.18 (1.45–3.27) | 3.10 (2.31–4.16) | 2.18 (1.47–3.25) | 1.63 (1.22–2.18) | 1.92 (1.54–2.39) | 1.39 (0.99–1.94) |
Women: VATg SD: 632.5; VATindex SD: 0.24; VAT% SD: 13.6. Men: VATg SD: 876.6; VATindex SD: 0.28; VAT% SD: 14.2.