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Table 3 Risk factors for metabolic syndrome odds ratio (95% CI) assessment with sex and gender and multivariate adjustment

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Saudi Arabia - a cross sectional study

Number of components factors

Unadjusted

OR (95% CI)

Age and sex Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Multivariate

OR (95% CI)

Age ≥ 45 years

4.4(4.0-4.8)

–

3.9(3.4-4.5)

Male gender

1.5(1.39-1.60)

–

2.0(1.8-2.3)

Smoking

1.6(1.4-1.8)

1.2(1.0-1.4)

1.4(1.1-1.6)

High monthly income

1.1(1.0-1.2)

1.2(1.1-1.3)

1.1(1.0-1.2)

Low educational level

1.5(1.4-1.7)

1.1(1.0-1.2)

1.3(1.1-1.5)

Urban residency

1.0(1.0-1.1)

1.2(1.0-1.2)

1.1(1.0-1.3)

Body mass index

1.6(1.1-1.2)

1.1 (1.13-1.15)

1.2(1.1-1.2)

Family history of diabetes mellitus

1.0(1.0-1.1)

1.3(1.2-1.4)

1.0(0.9-1.1)

Family history of hypertension

1.0(1.0-1.1)

1.3(1.2-1.4)

1.2(1.1-1.4)

  1. OR; odds ratio, CI; confidence interval. Adjustement was performed for all factors listed in the table