Table 4 Odds of having metabolic syndrome. Lifecourse multivariate logistic regression models using data from multiple imputations. Women (N = 3347)

 Normal

1

1

1

1

1

 Underweight

0.99

(0.66–1.48)

0.946

0.97

(0.64–1.46)

0.879

0.98

(0.65–1.48)

0.933

1.06

(0.69–1.62)

0.804

1.05

(0.68–1.60)

0.838

 Overweight

1.54

(1.25–1.90)

<0.001

1.55

(1.25–1.91)

<0.001

1.51

(1.22–1.87)

<0.001

1.38

(1.10–1.72)

0.005

1.37

(1.10–1.71)

0.005

 Obese

2.05

(1.36–3.08)

<0.001

2.05

(1.36–3.09)

<0.001

2.06

(1.36–3.11)

<0.001

1.43

(0.92–2.22)

0.116

1.39

(0.89–2.18)

0.145

 Left school at 15 or later

1

1

1

1

1

 Left school before 14

1.38

(1.10–1.73)

0.006

1.37

(1.09–1.72)

0.007

1.29

(1.02–1.63)

0.037

1.32

(1.04–1.69)

0.024

1.31

(1.03–1.68)

0.029

 Non-manual

1

1

1

1

1

 Manual

1.53

(1.22–1.94)

<0.001

1.52

(1.20–1.92)

<0.001

1.43

(1.13–1.82)

0.003

1.36

(1.06–1.75)

0.015

1.33

(1.04–1.71)

0.026

  > 1.5 personne/chambre

1

1

1

1

1

  < =1.5 personne/chambre

1.07

(0.82–1.40)

0.593

1.08

(0.83–1.40)

0.586

1.09

(0.84–1.43)

0.508

1.11

(0.84–1.47)

0.469

1.12

(0.84–1.48)

0.444

 Q1 - Low weight

1

1

1

1

1

 Q2

0.78

(0.60–1.00)

0.049

0.77

(0.60–1.00)

0.048

0.79

(0.62–1.03)

0.078

0.80

(0.61–1.04)

0.090

0.79

(0.61–1.03)

0.088

 Q3

0.77

(0.59–1.00)

0.049

0.77

(0.59–1.00)

0.050

0.80

(0.61–1.04)

0.095

0.78

(0.59–1.02)

0.072

0.78

(0.59–1.03)

0.082

 Q4 - High weight

0.81

(0.61–1.06)

0.122

0.81

(0.61–1.06)

0.122

0.84

(0.64–1.11)

0.220

0.79

(0.60–1.05)

0.111

0.79

(0.60–1.05)

0.110

 No

1

1

1

1

1

 Sometimes

1.60

(1.14–2.24)

0.007

1.59

(1.13–2.23)

0.008

1.51

(1.07–2.14)

0.019

1.45

(1.01–2.08)

0.043

1.41

(0.98–2.02)

0.061

 Moderately

1.24

(0.97–1.59)

0.081

1.24

(0.97–1.59)

0.082

1.23

(0.96–1.58)

0.104

1.16

(0.89–1.51)

0.260

1.15

(0.88–1.49)

0.306

 Heavily

1.43

(1.09–1.86)

0.009

1.42

(1.09–1.86)

0.010

1.35

(1.03–1.77)

0.030

1.22

(0.92–1.63)

0.174

1.23

(0.92–1.63)

0.162

 23 years or less

1

1

1

1

1

 24 to 27 years

0.64

(0.50–0.81)

<0.001

0.64

(0.50–0.82)

<0.001

0.67

(0.52–0.85)

0.001

0.69

(0.54–0.90)

0.005

0.69

(0.54–0.90)

0.005

 28 to 31 years

0.72

(0.55–0.94)

0.016

0.73

(0.56–0.95)

0.021

0.77

(0.58–1.01)

0.058

0.82

(0.62–1.08)

0.163

0.83

(0.62–1.10)

0.190

 32 years or more

0.73

(0.55–0.96)

0.023

0.73

(0.55–0.96)

0.027

0.79

(0.59–1.05)

0.103

0.82

(0.61–1.11)

0.195

0.83

(0.62–1.12)

0.220

 No

1

1

1

1

1

 Yes, for less than 1 month

1.00

(0.78–1.27)

0.983

1.01

(0.79–1.28)

0.966

1.02

(0.80–1.30)

0.895

1.01

(0.78–1.30)

0.965

1.01

(0.78–1.30)

0.969

 Yes, more than 1 month

1.10

(0.89–1.36)

0.386

1.11

(0.90–1.38)

0.330

1.15

(0.92–1.42)

0.212

1.15

(0.92–1.43)

0.231

1.16

(0.93–1.45)

0.194

 Oldest child

1

1

1

1

1

 2nd child

0.88

(0.71–1.10)

0.260

0.88

(0.70–1.09)

0.239

0.86

(0.68–1.07)

0.180

0.89

(0.70–1.12)

0.309

0.88

(0.70–1.12)

0.300

 3rd child or more

0.87

(0.68–1.11)

0.273

0.86

(0.67–1.10)

0.227

0.80

(0.62–1.04)

0.097

0.83

(0.63–1.08)

0.158

0.81

(0.62–1.06)

0.133

 38 weeks or less

1

1

1

1

1

 39 to 41 weeks

0.83

(0.59–1.15)

0.266

0.84

(0.60–1.17)

0.294

0.83

(0.59–1.16)

0.277

0.88

(0.62–1.23)

0.449

0.87

(0.62–1.23)

0.435

 42 weeks or more

0.89

(0.62–1.26)

0.505

0.89

(0.63–1.27)

0.527

0.88

(0.61–1.26)

0.482

0.91

(0.63–1.32)

0.629

0.91

(0.63–1.31)

0.616

 Vaginal

1

1

1

1

1

 Emergency caesarean

1.79

(0.91–3.52)

0.092

1.81

(0.92–3.56)

0.087

1.85

(0.93–3.65)

0.078

1.74

(0.85–3.56)

0.128

1.79

(0.87–3.66)

0.112

 Elective caesarean

0.92

(0.37–2.31)

0.865

0.93

(0.37–2.32)

0.875

0.97

(0.39–2.44)

0.956

0.93

(0.36–2.37)

0.875

0.94

(0.37–2.40)

0.894

 None

1

1

1

1

 One

1.19

(0.96–1.48)

0.106

1.15

(0.93–1.43)

0.194

1.15

(0.92–1.44)

0.222

1.12

(0.90–1.41)

0.314

 Two or more

1.07

(0.76–1.52)

0.695

1.01

(0.71–1.45)

0.942

0.96

(0.66–1.39)

0.836

0.94

(0.65–1.36)

0.735

 Non-smoker

1

1

1

 Former smoker

0.81

(0.64–1.04)

0.097

0.83

(0.64–1.07)

0.155

0.83

(0.64–1.08)

0.173

 Smoker - Less than 10 cig.

0.92

(0.65–1.30)

0.628

0.95

(0.67–1.36)

0.797

0.95

(0.66–1.35)

0.763

 Smoker - 10 to 19 cig.

0.88

(0.65–1.19)

0.409

0.97

(0.71–1.33)

0.860

0.94

(0.69–1.28)

0.694

 Smoker - More than 20 cig.

1.08

(0.81–1.44)

0.602

1.14

(0.85–1.53)

0.393

1.09

(0.81–1.47)

0.555

 Moderate

1

1

1

 Abstainers

0.98

(0.79–1.21)

0.846

0.91

(0.73–1.13)

0.384

0.87

(0.70–1.09)

0.230

 Heavy drinkers

0.80

(0.58–1.10)

0.174

0.75

(0.54–1.04)

0.089

0.75

(0.54–1.05)

0.093

 Physically active

1

1

1

 Moderately active

0.84

(0.60–1.18)

0.309

0.83

(0.58–1.17)

0.281

0.83

(0.59–1.18)

0.306

 Inactive

1.18

(0.93–1.50)

0.167

1.12

(0.88–1.44)

0.354

1.10

(0.85–1.41)

0.472

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.25

(0.91–1.72)

0.161

1.19

(0.86–1.66)

0.300

1.17

(0.84–1.64)

0.346

 Passed A levels

1

1

1

 Passed O levels

1.11

(0.84–1.46)

0.455

1.05

(0.79–1.40)

0.723

1.01

(0.76–1.35)

0.950

 No qualifications

1.23

(0.90–1.69)

0.191

1.08

(0.78–1.50)

0.632

0.97

(0.69–1.37)

0.869

 Normal

1

1

 Underweight

0.41

(0.22–0.74)

0.003

0.41

(0.23–0.75)

0.004

 Overweight

2.71

(2.08–3.52)

<0.001

2.63

(2.02–3.44)

<0.001

 Obese

7.82

(4.63–13.21)

<0.001

7.41

(4.39–12.51)

<0.001

 Non-manual

1

 Manual

1.09

(0.85–1.40)

0.487

 Not owner

1

 Owner - Q1 (Low price)

0.95

(0.71 - 1.27)

0.722

 Owner - Q2

0.83

(0.61–1.13)

0.240

 Owner - Q3

0.74

(0.54–1.03)

0.072

 Owner - Q4

0.72

(0.50–1.03)

0.076

 Couple

1

 Single

0.92

(0.64–1.32)

0.646

 Divorced or widowed

1.06

(0.75–1.52)

0.728