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Table 3 Odds ratio (95% CI) for MetS and MetS components according to physical activity levels and energy intake

From: Household-specific physical activity levels and energy intakes according to the presence of metabolic syndrome in Korean young adults: Korean National Health and nutrition examination survey 2016–2018

Factors

MetS

Large Waist Circumference

High Triglycerides

Low HDL-C

High Blood Pressure

High Glucose

Model 1a

 Physical activity factors

  Inactive (n = 1354)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  Somewhat active (n = 464)

0.79 (0.54–1.16)

0.89 (0.64–1.23)

0.69 (0.51–0.94)*

0.80 (0.59–1.09)

0.71 (0.48–1.05)

0.84 (0.57–1.24)

  Active (n = 834)

0.86 (0.64–1.16)

0.927 (0.711–1.207)

0.78 (0.62–0.97)*

0.77 (0.63–0.94)*

1.10 (0.83–1.46)

0.99 (0.72–1.35)

  Very active (n = 1322)

0.84 (0.63–1.12)

1.02 (0.81–1.29)

0.88 (0.72–1.08)

0.74 (0.61–0.89)**

1.15 (0.89–1.49)

0.96 (0.75–1.22)

 Energy intake factors

  Lower energy intake (energy intake/EER <  0.8)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  Moderate energy intake (0.8 ≤ energy intake/EER ≤ 1.2)

0.85 (0.66–1.10)

0.77 (0.63–0.93)**

0.92 (0.74–1.14)

0.90 (0.76–1.07)

0.90 (0.73–1.12)

1.07 (0.84–1.36)

 Higher energy intake (energy intake/EER > 1.2)

0.84 (0.62–1.13)

0.77 (0.58–1.02)

1.16 (0.93–1.46)

0.68 (0.54–0.85)**

0.86 (0.64–1.15)

1.16 (0.86–1.55)

Model 2b

 Physical activity factors

  Inactive (n = 1354)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  Somewhat active (n = 464)

0.91 (0.58–1.41)

1.10 (0.68–1.80)

0.75 (0.53–1.06)

0.80 (0.58–1.11)

0.77 (0.51–1.18)

0.92 (0.62–1.36)

  Active (n = 834)

0.86 (0.59–1.24)

1.05 (0.65–1.70)

0.78 (0.60–1.01)

0.76 (0.61–0.93)**

1.12 (0.82–1.52)

1.01 (0.74–1.39)

  Very active (n = 1322)

0.55 (0.39–0.77)***

0.64 (0.43–0.93)*

0.69 (0.56–0.87)**

0.72 (0.59–0.88)**

0.90 (0.67–1.19)

0.81 (0.63–1.05)

 Energy intake factors

  Lower energy intake (energy intake/EER <  0.8)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  Moderate energy intake (0.8 ≤ energy intake/EER ≤ 1.2)

1.20 (0.88–1.64)

1.46 (1.05–2.04)*

1.05 (0.83–1.32)

1.02 (0.85–1.22)

1.07 (0.86–1.35)

1.23 (1.02–1.63)*

  Higher energy intake (energy intake/EER > 1.2)

1.19 (0.81–1.75)

1.58 (0.94–2.65)

1.33 (1.03–1.70)*

0.77 (0.61–0.97)*

1.01 (0.71–1.42)

1.39 (1.01–1.92)*

  1. Data presented as odds ratio (95% confidence intervals (CIs))
  2. OR odds ratio, MetS metabolic syndrome, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, EER estimated energy requirements
  3. aModel 1: crude
  4. bModel 2: adjusted for sex, smoking, household type, and body mass index
  5. *p <  0.05 vs. reference
  6. **p <  0.01 vs. reference
  7. ***p <  0.001 vs. reference