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Table 2 Odds ratios of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in 2000 according to smoking (separate model) and leisure time physical activity (separate model) in 1972/3 adjusted for age and years of education

From: Leisure time physical activity in middle age predicts the metabolic syndrome in old age: results of a 28-year follow-up of men in the Oslo study

 

Metabolic syndrome*

Diabetes

Risk factor in 1972/3

Cases

%

Odds ratio (95% CL)

Cases

%

Odds ratio (95% CL)

Smoking

      

Never (reference)

354

22.1

 

135

9.2

 

Previous

476

24.1

1.12 (0.95–1.32)

187

10.3

1.12 (0.88–1.42)

Current

767

27.4

1.29 (1.11–1.51)

262

11.1

1.16 (0.92–1.45)

Leisure time physical activity

      

Sedentary/light

337

30.3

 

127

13.4

 

Moderate

967

25.4

0.83 (0.71–0.98)

344

10.1

0.75 (0.60–0.94)

Moderately vigorous

269

20.4

0.65 (0.54–0.80)

108

9.1

0.68 (0.52–0.91)

Vigorous

24

17.0

0.46 (0.28–0.74)

5

4.0

0.28 (0.11–0.71)

  1. * The metabolic syndrome in year 2000 was defined if at least 3 out of 5 of the criteria were present: triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/l, glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/l, BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2, blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg, HDL cholesterol < 1.03 mmol/l.