Table 2.
Distribution of metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to lifestyle, health, and anthropometric characteristics of women living in Quilombola communities in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, 2018
| Variables | Total (n = 895) n (%) |
MetS (n = 432) n (%) |
Crude PR (95% CI) | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking | ||||
| No | 684 (77.1) | 304 (44.4) | 1 | - |
| Yes | 203 (22.9) | 122 (60.1) | 1.35 (1.17–1.55) | < 0.001* |
| Alcoholism | ||||
| No | 578 (65.2) | 286 (49.5) | 1 | - |
| Yes | 309 (34.8) | 140 (45.3) | 0.91 (0.79–1.06) | 0.242 |
| Physical activity level | ||||
| Active | 531 (59.7) | 259 (48.8) | 1 | - |
| Sedentary | 359 (40.3) | 173 (48.2) | 0.99 (0.86–1.13) | 0.864 |
| Health problems in the last 15 days | ||||
| No | 589 (65.9) | 274 (46.5) | 1 | - |
| Yes | 305 (34.1) | 158 (51.8) | 1.11 (0.97–1.28) | 0.128* |
| Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | ||||
| No | 271 (31.0) | 43 (15.9) | 1 | - |
| Yes | 602 (69.0) | 382 (63.5) | 3.99 (3.02–5.30) | < 0.001* |
| Waist-to-height ratio | ||||
| Normal | 336 (38.1) | 54 (16.0) | 1 | - |
| High (≥ 0,53) | 547 (61.9) | 373 (68.2) | 4.24 (3.30–5.45) | < 0.001* |
| Neck circumference | ||||
| Normal | 503 (57.0) | 159 (31.6) | 1 | - |
| High (≥ 34 cm) | 379 (43.0) | 268 (70.7) | 2.24 (1.94–2.58) | < 0.001* |
PR Prevalence ratios, IC95% 95% confidence intervals
aPearson χ2 test
*Variable selected to compose the multivariate analysis (p < 0.2)