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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression analysis for risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MS)

From: Comprehensive assessment of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women

Risk factors for MS

Odds ratio (OR)

95% confidence interval for OR

Significance, p

Age groups (in years)

Reference group-age 15-24 years

  

   25-34

3.25

1.33-7.95

0.010

   35-44

7.39

3.15-17.37

< 0.001

   45-54

15.16

6.51-35.29

< 0.001

   55-64

19.07

7.97-45.65

< 0.001

   > 64

16.58

6.44-42.67

< 0.001

Family history of DM

Reference group-neither father or mother had DM

  

   Father or mother had DM

2.33

1.62-3.33

< 0.001

Family history of HTN

Reference group-neither father or mother had HTN

  

   Father or mother had HTN

1.35

0.99-1.84

0.059

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