Figure 1.

Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval of each exercise group on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (reference: none exercise group). Model 1: adjusted by age (continuous), Model 2: adjusted by age (continued), smoking (present or not), alcohol (<1/year, <1/month, ≥2/month), BMI (continuous), Model 3: adjusted by age (continuous), smoking (present or not), alcohol (<1/year, <1/month, ≥2/month), BMI (continuous), locality of dwelling (urban or rural), education level (under elementary school, elementary school graduate or middle school less, middle school graduate or high school less, university undergraduate or graduate) and household income (lower, middle, middle upper, and upper). Abbreviations: APA, aerobic physical activity group; MSE, muscle strengthening exercise group; CEG, combined exercise group.* p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.01, *** p-value < 0.001.