Table 6 Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals for the presence of the metabolic syndrome with waist circumference Z-score in boys and girls separately
Girls (n=202) | Boys (n=226) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Model 1 | 0.09 | <0.001 | ||
Age (months) | 1.42 (0.56,3.40) | 1.58 (0.71,3.49) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Ref: non-Indigenous | 1 | 1 | ||
Indigenous | 0.35 (0.09,1.37) | 0.07 (0.02,0.31)* | ||
Model 2 | 0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Waist circumference Z-score | 1.53 (1.19,1.97)* | 1.91 (1.48,2.45)* | ||
Age (months) | 1.17 (0.46,2.95) | 1.59 (0.67,3.67) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Ref: non-Indigenous | 1 | 1 | ||
Indigenous | 0.68 (0.16,2.90) | 0.36 (0.06,2.31) | ||
Model 3 | 0.49 | 0.3 | ||
Waist circumference Z-score | 1.56 (1.18,2.07)** | 2.09 (1.59,2.77)* | ||
Age (months) | 1.50 (0.55,4.06) | 1.65 (0.66,3.87) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Ref: non-Indigenous | 1 | 1 | ||
Indigenous | 1.86 (0.25,14.02) | 0.27 (0.04,1.97) | ||
Maternal education | ||||
Ref: Post-secondary | 1 | 1 | ||
No high school diploma | 4.87 (0.69,31.23) | 2.53 (0.56,22.42) | ||
High School Diploma | 1.25 (0.20,7.80) | 0.39 (0.08,1.87) | ||
Household Income | ||||
Ref: ⩾$70 000 | 1 | 1 | ||
$0–39 999 | 1.66 (0.34,8.17) | 0.65 (0.16,2.66) | ||
$40 000–69 999 | 2.48 (0.71,8.75) | 1.26 (0.45,3.50) | ||
Asthma diagnosis | ||||
Ref: No asthma | 1 | 1 | ||
Asthma | 1.28 (0.40,4.12) | 1.08 (0.42,2.78) | ||
Puberty | ||||
Ref: Pubertal | 1 | 1 | ||
Prepubertal | 1.16 (0.40,3.40) | 1.27 (0.51,3.16) | ||
