Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome: a cross sectional survey in adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Table 4 Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome among junior high school students of Ho Chi Minh City in 2007, adjusted on relevant factors

Factors	Total	Metabolic syndrome		Univariate			Multivariate*
		Yes	No	Crude OR	(95% CI)	P	Adjusted OR	(95% CI)	P
Age group
13-14	351	14	337	1	-	0.08	1	-	0.05
15-16	266	18	248	2.0	(0.9, 4.5)		2.1	(1.0, 4.4)
Gender
Male	284	15	269	1	-	0.95
Female	333	17	316	1.0	(0.5, 2.2)
Pubertal status
Pubescent	513	26	487	1	-	0.14
Prepubescent	94	4	90	0.8	(0.3, 2.2)
Post pubescent	10	2	8	6.5	(0.8, 50.4)
Mother's education
No schooling/ Incomplete primary school	38	3	35	1	-	0.61
Incomplete junior high school	110	3	107	0.4	(0.1, 2.2)
Incomplete senior high school	131	7	124	0.6	(0.2, 2.4)
Complete senior high school or higher	316	18	298	0.8	(0.2, 2.8)
Household economic status
First quartile (poorest)	155	2	153	1	-	0.01	1	-	0.02
Second quartile	155	4	151	2.0	(0.4, 11.2)		2.2	(0.4, 12.6)
Third quartile	154	11	143	5.9	(1.3, 27.0)		5.8	(1.3, 27.0)
Forth quartile (richest)	153	15	138	8.3	(1.9, 37.0)		9.4	(2.1, 42.4)
Moderate/vigorous physical activity
First quartile (> 103 minutes)	123	2	121	1	-	0.04	1	-	0.02
Second quartile (64 - 103 minutes)	123	3	120	1.1	(0.2, 5.1)		1.1	(0.2, 5.2)
Third quartile (43 - 63 minutes)	124	6	118	3.8	(1.1, 14.1)		3.9	(1.1, 14.5)
Forth quartile (< 43 minutes)	125	12	113	5.4	(1.5, 19.0)		5.3	(1.5, 19.1)

* Final model with physical activity, household economic status, age as covariates

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