Table 3 Odds of having metabolic syndrome. Lifecourse multivariate logistic regression models using data from multiple imputations. Men (N = 3395)

 Normal

1

1

1

1

1

 Underweight

1.06

(0.73–1.53)

0.760

1.06

(0.73–1.53)

0.771

1.05

(0.72–1.52)

0.798

1.11

(0.76–1.62)

0.599

1.13

(0.77–1.65)

0.533

 Overweight

1.31

(1.09–1.57)

0.003

1.30

(1.08–1.56)

0.004

1.29

(1.07–1.54)

0.007

1.24

(1.03–1.50)

0.024

1.24

(1.03–1.49)

0.025

 Obese

1.52

(1.07–2.15)

0.018

1.50

(1.06–2.13)

0.022

1.49

(1.05–2.11)

0.026

1.24

(0.86–1.77)

0.244

1.22

(0.85–1.75)

0.282

 Left school at 15 or later

1

1

1

1

1

 Left school before 14

1.38

(1.16–1.65)

<0.001

1.38

(1.16–1.65)

<0.001

1.36

(1.13–1.63)

0.001

1.34

(1.11–1.61)

0.002

1.34

(1.11–1.61)

0.002

 Non-manual

1

1

1

1

1

 Manual

1.25

(1.05–1.49)

0.013

1.25

(1.05–1.49)

0.013

1.23

(1.02–1.47)

0.029

1.17

(0.98–1.41)

0.087

1.18

(0.98–1.42)

0.082

  > 1.5 personne/chambre

1

1

1

1

1

  < =1.5 personne/chambre

0.97

(0.77–1.22)

0.775

0.97

(0.77–1.22)

0.789

0.98

(0.77–1.24)

0.842

0.97

(0.76–1.24)

0.805

0.98

(0.77–1.25)

0.882

 Q1 - Low weight

1

1

1

1

1

 Q2

0.87

(0.70–1.07)

0.187

0.87

(0.71–1.08)

0.204

0.88

(0.71–1.09)

0.229

0.87

(0.70–1.08)

0.207

0.88

(0.71–1.09)

0.239

 Q3

1.02

(0.82–1.27)

0.832

1.03

(0.83–1.28)

0.800

1.04

(0.83–1.29)

0.741

1.01

(0.80–1.26)

0.961

1.01

(0.81–1.27)

0.900

 Q4 - High weight

0.90

(0.72–1.14)

0.390

0.91

(0.73–1.15)

0.430

0.92

(0.73–1.16)

0.471

0.84

(0.66–1.07)

0.151

0.84

(0.66–1.07)

0.161

 No

1

1

1

1

1

 Sometimes

1.16

(0.87–1.56)

0.308

1.16

(0.86–1.55)

0.328

1.14

(0.85–1.53)

0.389

1.07

(0.79–1.45)

0.644

1.07

(0.79–1.45)

0.645

 Moderately

1.12

(0.91–1.38)

0.268

1.12

(0.91–1.38)

0.272

1.12

(0.91–1.38)

0.286

1.06

(0.86–1.31)

0.594

1.06

(0.86–1.31)

0.576

 Heavily

0.98

(0.78–1.24)

0.878

0.97

(0.77–1.23)

0.824

0.95

(0.75–1.20)

0.639

0.90

(0.70–1.14)

0.371

0.89

(0.70–1.14)

0.361

 23 years or less

1

1

1

1

1

 24 to 27 years

1.09

(0.90–1.33)

0.377

1.09

(0.90–1.33)

0.381

1.10

(0.90–1.35)

0.335

1.11

(0.91–1.36)

0.300

1.12

(0.91–1.37)

0.274

 28 to 31 years

1.01

(0.82–1.26)

0.894

1.02

(0.82–1.27)

0.879

1.04

(0.83–1.30)

0.719

1.05

(0.83–1.31)

0.697

1.04

(0.83–1.31)

0.712

 32 years or more

0.83

(0.66–1.05)

0.119

0.84

(0.66–1.06)

0.134

0.86

(0.68–1.09)

0.209

0.85

(0.66–1.08)

0.179

0.85

(0.66–1.08)

0.182

 No

1

1

1

1

1

 Yes, for less than 1 month

1.02

(0.83–1.24)

0.877

1.01

(0.83–1.24)

0.887

1.01

(0.83–1.24)

0.913

1.02

(0.83–1.26)

0.852

1.02

(0.83–1.26)

0.863

 Yes, more than 1 month

1.00

(0.84–1.19)

0.993

1.00

(0.84–1.19)

0.995

1.01

(0.84–1.20)

0.934

1.03

(0.86–1.22)

0.781

1.03

(0.86–1.23)

0.780

 Oldest child

1

1

1

1

1

 2nd child

0.88

(0.74–1.05)

0.168

0.88

(0.74–1.05)

0.159

0.87

(0.73–1.04)

0.132

0.88

(0.73–1.05)

0.165

0.87

(0.73–1.05)

0.148

 3rd child or more

1.00

(0.82–1.23)

0.965

1.00

(0.81–1.22)

0.973

0.97

(0.78–1.19)

0.747

0.99

(0.80–1.23)

0.946

0.99

(0.80–1.23)

0.924

 38 weeks or less

1

1

1

1

1

 39 to 41 weeks

1.19

(0.89–1.60)

0.248

1.19

(0.88–1.60)

0.253

1.21

(0.90–1.62)

0.215

1.17

(0.87–1.57)

0.295

1.18

(0.87–1.60)

0.284

 42 weeks or more

1.18

(0.85–1.62)

0.323

1.17

(0.85–1.61)

0.331

1.18

(0.86–1.63)

0.299

1.17

(0.86–1.61)

0.318

1.19

(0.86–1.63)

0.297

 Vaginal

1

1

1

1

1

 Emergency caesarean

1.86

(1.06–3.29)

0.032

1.83

(1.03–3.23)

0.038

1.83

(1.03–3.25)

0.038

1.98

(1.11–3.56)

0.022

2.02

(1.13–3.63)

0.018

 Elective caesarean

0.73

(0.37–1.44)

0.359

0.73

(0.37–1.44)

0.361

0.77

(0.39–1.54)

0.465

0.75

(0.37–1.50)

0.412

0.75

(0.37–1.51)

0.423

 None

1

1

1

1

 One

0.93

(0.78–1.12)

0.452

0.91

(0.76–1.09)

0.296

0.91

(0.76–1.10)

0.331

0.91

(0.76–1.10)

0.341

 Two or more

1.19

(0.89–1.59)

0.243

1.12

(0.83–1.50)

0.469

1.18

(0.87–1.59)

0.294

1.16

(0.86–1.57)

0.340

 Non-smoker

1

1

1

 Former smoker

0.95

(0.78–1.15)

0.575

0.94

(0.77–1.15)

0.541

0.94

(0.77–1.14)

0.521

 Smoker - Less than 10 cig.

1.13

(0.82–1.56)

0.438

1.15

(0.82–1.60)

0.414

1.15

(0.82–1.60)

0.424

 Smoker - 10 to 19 cig.

0.95

(0.74–1.22)

0.685

0.98

(0.76–1.27)

0.883

0.97

(0.76–1.26)

0.839

 Smoker - More than 20 cig.

1.11

(0.88–1.40)

0.378

1.13

(0.90–1.44)

0.295

1.13

(0.89–1.44)

0.304

 Moderate

1

1

1

 Abstainers

1.00

(0.76–1.31)

0.991

1.02

(0.77–1.35)

0.893

0.99

(0.75–1.31)

0.937

 Heavy drinkers

1.08

(0.91–1.27)

0.368

1.06

(0.90–1.26)

0.497

1.06

(0.89–1.25)

0.521

 Physically active

1

1

1

 Moderately active

1.13

(0.91–1.40)

0.259

1.13

(0.91–1.40)

0.283

1.12

(0.90–1.40)

0.297

 Inactive

1.25

(1.04–1.52)

0.020

1.25

(1.03–1.53)

0.026

1.25

(1.02–1.52)

0.029

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.30

(0.87–1.94)

0.200

1.28

(0.85–1.94)

0.237

1.30

(0.86–1.97)

0.218

 Passed A levels

1

1

1

 Passed O levels

1.04

(0.84–1.31)

0.705

0.98

(0.79–1.23)

0.893

1.00

(0.78–1.28)

0.991

 No qualifications

1.12

(0.88–1.43)

0.356

0.99

(0.77–1.26)

0.913

1.00

(0.75–1.34)

0.986

 Normal

1

1

 Underweight

0.52

(0.28–0.96)

0.036

0.50

(0.27–0.93)

0.028

 Overweight

2.27

(1.83–2.82)

<0.001

2.27

(1.83–2.82)

<0.001

 Obese

3.52

(1.92–6.46)

<0.001

3.43

(1.87–6.31)

<0.001

 Non-manual

1

 Manual

0.94

(0.77–1.14)

0.516

 Not owner

1

 Owner - Q1 (Low price)

0.79

(0.62–1.01)

0.062

 Owner - Q2

0.83

(0.65–1.06)

0.131

 Owner - Q3

0.83

(0.64–1.07)

0.145

 Owner - Q4

0.78

(0.60–1.02)

0.066

 Couple

1

 Single

0.96

(0.76–1.20)

0.709

 Divorced or widowed

0.69

(0.47–1.00)

0.050