ORs for MetS by various risk factors
| Characteristics | Overall | Amerindian | Creole | Hindustani | Javanese | Maroon | Mixed ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=2646 | N=211 | N=321 | N=740 | N=434 | N=576 | N=327 | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6)* | 1.8 (0.8 to 4.2) | 1.9 (1.2 to 3.1) * | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.4) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.2)* | 5.4 (2.9 to 10.1)* | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| 20–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35–44 | 2.7 (2.2 to 3.4)* | 3.9 (1.4 to 11.0)* | 3.1 (1.5 to 6.7) * | 2.0 (1.4 to 2.8) * | 3.0 (1.8 to 5.2) * | 3.6 (2.0 to 6.8) * | 2.0 (1.2 to 3.5) * |
| 45–54 | 4.2 (3.4 to 5.3)* | 7.1 (2.2 to 21.8)* | 4.9 (2.5 to 9.5) * | 3.8 (2.7 to 5.4) * | 3.8 (2.2 to 6.7) * | 6.2 (3.1 to 12.4) * | 2.1 (1.1 to 3.8) * |
| 55–64 | 5.5 (4.3 to 7.2)* | 11.0 (2.5 to 53.3) * | 6.2 (2.9 to 13.0) * | 5.6 (3.5 to 8.9) * | 5.6 (2.9 to 10.7) * | 8.3 (3.8 to 18.0) * | 3.6 (1.9 to 7.0) * |
| Education | |||||||
| Low | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) | 1.0 (0.3 to 2.8) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0) | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.8)* | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.1) |
| High | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9)* | 0.2 (0.0 to 2.9) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.7) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0)* | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.3) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.7) | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.1) |
| Income status | |||||||
| q1-lowest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| q2 | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.1) | 2.2 (0.6 to 8.2) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.7) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.6)* | 1.3 (0.5 to 2.4) | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.2) |
| q3 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 1.1 (0.1 to 17.5) | 2.2 (0.8 to 6.1) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.7) | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.7)* | 0.5 (0.1 to 2.0) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.8) |
| q4 and q5-highest | 0.7 (0.5 to 0.9)* | 0.9 (0.2 to 5.0) | 1.4 (0.5 to 4.0) | 0.5 (0.3 to 0.9)* | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | 0.4 (0.1 to 2.7) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.2) |
| Residential area | |||||||
| Urban coastal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rural coastal | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) | 0.9 (0.3 to 2.6) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.1) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.1) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.6) | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.7) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.2) |
| Rural interior | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8)* | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.6) | NA | NA | NA | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | NA |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Not married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6)* | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.4) | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.9) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.6) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.5)) | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.5)* |
| Employment | |||||||
| Employed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not employed | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.1) | 0.4 (0.2 to 1.0)* | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.9) |
| Smoking status | |||||||
| Not smoking | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Smoking | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) | 0.9 (0.2 to 3.2) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.7) | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.0) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.4) | 0.8 (0.3 to 2.4) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5) |
| Physical activity | |||||||
| MET< 600 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MET≥600 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) | 0.8 (0.3 to 2.3) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.0) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) | 1.1 (0.7 to 2.0) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.5) |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption | |||||||
| <5 portions/day | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥5 portions/day | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 1.2 (0.2 to 5.8) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) | 1.7 (1.0 to 3.0)* | 1.3 (0.5 to 3.0) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) |
Binominal regression procedures adjusted for age and sex were used to calculate the OR for all the risk factors (excluding sex and age) in the overall population and per ethnic group. The OR is considered significant with a p value below 0.05 (*=p<0.05). NA indicates not applicable. The overall population also includes other ethnicities.
MET, metabolic equivalent of task; MetS, metabolic syndrome.