An analysis of the associations between gender and metabolic syndrome components in Korean adults: a national cross-sectional study

Table 2 Odds ratios for the prevalence of metabolic syndrome components among study subjects

Metabolic syndrome components	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted OR (95% CI) for BMI < 25 kg/m^2a	p-value	Adjusted OR (95% CI) for BMI ≥ 25 kg/m^2a	p-value
HTN^b	1.373 (1.256–1.501)	< 0.0001	1.508 (1.320–1.723)	< 0.0001	1.331 (1.111–1.595)	0.0020	1.716 (1.383–2.131)	< 0.0001
DM^c	1.543 (1.333–1.785)	< 0.0001	1.638 (1.333–2.013)	< 0.0001	1.847 (1.425–2.395)	< 0.0001	1.444 (1.060–1.968)	0.0201
Prediabetes^c	1.708 (1.536–1.899)	< 0.0001	1.549 (1.355–1.771)	< 0.0001	1.760 (1.468–2.111)	< 0.0001	1.337 (1.072–1.668)	0.0102
Hypertriglyceridemia^d	2.785 (2.466–3.146)	< 0.0001	2.466 (2.097–2.900)	< 0.0001	2.071 (1.639–2.617)	< 0.0001	3.060 (2.449–3.824)	< 0.0001
Low HDL^e	0.503 (0.458–0.553)	< 0.0001	0.346 (0.307–0.391)	< 0.0001	0.369 (0.313–0.435)	< 0.0001	0.304 (0.251–0.368)	< 0.0001
High waist circumference^f	1.288 (1.167–1.421)	< 0.0001	0.780 (0.647–0.940)	0.0093	0.705 (0.534–0.930)	0.0136	0.977 (0.800–1.193)	0.8160

Notes: Odds ratios with adjustments using logistic regression models
^aNot adjusted for BMI
^bAdjusted for age, household income, educational level, BMI, smoking status, alcohol consumption, DM, prediabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL level, high waist circumference, and sedentary time
^cAdjusted for age, household income, educational level, BMI, smoking status, alcohol consumption, HTN, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL level, high waist circumference, and sedentary time
^dAdjusted for age, household income, educational level, BMI, smoking status, alcohol consumption, HTN, DM, prediabetes, low HDL level, high waist circumference, and sedentary time
^eAdjusted for age, household income, educational level, BMI, smoking status, alcohol consumption, HTN, DM, prediabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, high waist circumference, and sedentary time
^fAdjusted for age, household income, educational level, BMI, smoking status, alcohol consumption, HTN, DM, prediabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL level, and sedentary time
Abbreviations: HTN hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus, HDL high-density lipoprotein, BMI body mass index

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