Table 4.
Unadjusted (ORunadj) and adjusted odds ratios (ORadj) and their robust (BRR) 95% confidence interval (95% CI) based on logistic regression of the prevalence of MetS
| ORunadj (BRR 95% CI) | ORadj (BRR 95% CI) | p value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AST | <Q1 | ref | ref | |
| Q1-Q2 | 1.56 (1.03–2.37) | 3.63 (1.23–10.63) | 0.019 | |
| Q2-Q3 | 2.27 (1.55–3.32) | 7.05 (1.64–30.27) | 0.009 | |
| >Q3 | 2.12 (1.40–3.21) | 2.03 (0.47–8.79) | 0.339 | |
| GGT | <Q1 | ref | ref | |
| Q1-Q2 | 2.00 (1.31–3.06) | 1.73 (0.56–5.39) | 0.338 | |
| Q2-Q3 | 3.43 (2.39–4.92) | 3.64 (1.36–9.72) | 0.01 | |
| >Q3 | 5.17 (3.98–6.72) | 2.33 (0.71–7.61) | 0.158 | |
| ALKP | <Q1 | ref | ref | |
| Q1-Q2 | 1.72 (1.10–2.69) | 0.43 (0.23–0.80) | 0.008 | |
| Q2-Q3 | 2.19 (1.28–3.73) | 1.07 (0.60–1.91) | 0.816 | |
| >Q3 | 3.42 (2.35–4.97) | 1.00 (0.58–1.72) | 0.99 | |
| Sex | Male | ref | ref | |
| Female | 0.93 (0.75–1.14) | 0.40 (0.15–1.07) | 0.07 | |
| Age groups | 20–39 years | ref | ref | |
| 40–59 years | 4.14 (2.59–6.61) | 7.59 (1.76–32.73) | 0.007 | |
| 60+ years | 9.45 (5.98–14.92) | 38.23 (8.83–165.58) | <0.001 | |
| Education | Less than secondary | 3.80 (2.70–5.34) | 2.14 (1.23–3.73) | 0.007 |
| Secondary grad/other post-secondary | 1.19 (0.81–1.75) | 1.03 (0.66–1.63) | 0.865 | |
| Post-secondary graduate | ref | ref | ||
| Ethnicity | White | 2.30 (1.54–3.44) | 1.43 (0.85–2.40) | 0.171 |
| Aboriginal | 3.62 (1.28–10.22) | 1.72 (0.48–6.09) | 0.397 | |
| Others | ref | ref | ||
| Total number of hours per week spent in sedentary activities | <=14 hours | ref | ref | |
| 15–29 hours | 1.10 (0.66–1.84) | 1.12 (0.60–2.09) | 0.712 | |
| > = 30 hours | 1.78 (1.14–2.78) | 1.72 (0.98–3.01) | 0.059 | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI)-kg/m2 | Neither overweight nor obese | ref | ref | |
| Overweight | 4.53 (3.20–6.41) | 6.00 (2.54–14.15) | <0.001 | |
| Obese | 13.08 (9.30–18.39) | 9.83 (2.98–32.42) | <0.001 | |
| Immigrant | Yes | ref | ||
| No | 0.86 (0.64–1.16) | |||
| Marital status | Not single | ref | – | |
| Single | 0.28 (0.17–0.46) | |||
| Smoking status | Current smokers | 0.99 (0.64–1.53) | – | |
| Ex-smokers | 1.98 (1.28–3.05) | |||
| Non-smokers | ref | |||
| Drinking status | Current drinkers | 1.16 (0.70–1.91) | – | |
| Ex-drinkers | 1.58 (0.85–2.94) | |||
| Non-drinkers | ref | |||
| Household Income | Low income | ref | – | |
| Middle income | 1.13 (0.52–2.43) | |||
| High income | 1.15 (0.62–2.15) | |||
| Environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) exposures | No | ref | – | |
| Yes | 0.90 (0.60–1.34) | |||
| Interaction (See Figs. 1, 2 and 3) | p value | |||
| ALKP quartiles*Sex | <0.05 | |||
| AST quartiles*Age groups | <0.05 | |||
| GGT quartiles*BMI | <0.05 |
*based on multivariate analyses
“- “not included in the multivariate analyses