Table 3 Socio-demographic predictors of metabolic syndrome.

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its determinants among Iranian adults: evidence of IraPEN survey on a bi-ethnic population

 

Turk

Kurd

OR (CI 95%)

P-value

OR (CI 95%)

P-value

Sex

Male

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Female

3.44 (2.58–4.58)

<0.0001

2.8 (1.92–4.08)

<0.0001

Age

30–39

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

40–49

1.59 (1.06–2.38)

0.025

2.33 (1.36–3.99)

0.02

50–59

2.7 (1.79–4.2)

<0.0001

3.90 (2.15–7.06)

<0.0001

60–69

3.89 (2.3–6.5)

<0.0001

4.4 (2.25–7.55)

<0.0001

70+

5.1 (2.77–9.44)

<0.0001

3.32 (1.46–7.55)

<0.004

Education

Illiterate

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Elementary

1.27 (0.90–1.80)

0.169

0.90 (0.57–1.41)

0.653

Guidance school

0.986 (0.60–1.35)

0.944

0.71 (0.38–1.33)

0.291

High school

0. 904 (0.60–1.35)

0.624

0.51 (0.26–0.98)

0.04

University

0.86 (0.49–1.52)

0.923

0.67 (0.25–1.79)

0.42

Marital status

Single

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Married

0.65 (0.31–1.36)

0.305

0.83 (0.36–3.99)

0.724

Divorced

0.18 (0.03–1.16)

0.05

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.999

Widowed

0.535 (0.23–1.94)

0.142

1.3 (0.39–4.3)

0.675

Locality

Rural

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Urban

1.2 (0.97–1.70)

0.65

1.730 (1.22–2.47)

0.002

Smoking (yes)

1.16 (0.691–1.94)

0.575

0.51 (0.20–1.2)

0.139

BMI (kg/m 2 )

Normal or under weight

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Overweight

2.32 (1.54–3.47)

<0.0001

2.44 (1.48–4.01)

<0.0001

Obese

4.0 (2.68–6.1)

<0.0001

4.78 (2.90–7.88)

<0.0001

Waist to Hip ration

1.93 (1.46–2.53)

<0.0001

2.78 (1.92–4.05)

<0.0001

History of diabetes in family

1.44 (1.07–1.93)

0.015

1.96 (1.24–3.09)

0.004

History of CVD in family

1.04 (0.71–1.52)

0.838

3.95 (2.1–7.41)

<0.0001

  1. Note. BMI: Body mass index; CVD: cardiovascular disease.