Table 4 Factors related to MetS defined by IDF, Revised ATP III, and JCDCG definitions

Area

Rural

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

Urban

1.62(1.32–1.98)^‡

1.53(1.13–2.06)^†

1.59(1.39–1.81)^‡

1.51(1.16–1.97)^†

1.53(1.35–1.74)^‡

1.50(1.14–1.97)^†

Age

35–44

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

45–54

1.06(0.92–1.21)

2.01(1.52–2.65)^‡

1.08(0.93–1.25)

2.01(1.63–2.47)^‡

1.07(0.90–1.26)

2.18(1.79–2.66)^‡

55–64

0.98(0.82–1.18)

3.19(2.34–4.35)^‡

1.03(0.87–1.22)

3.39(2.62–4.40)^‡

1.00(0.84–1.20)

3.92(3.26–4.71)^‡

65–74

0.86(0.72–1.03)

3.38(2.53–4.52)^‡

0.91(0.81–1.03)

3.50(2.69–4.57)^‡

0.82(0.70–0.97)^*

4.19(3.13–5.61)^‡

 ≥ 75

0.75(0.59–0.96)^*

3.04(2.25–4.10)^‡

0.79(0.66–0.93)^†

3.59(2.78–4.63)^‡

0.72(0.58–0.89)^†

4.23(2.97–6.03)^‡

Education level

Middle school or below

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

High school or vocational school

1.17(1.07–1.27)^†

0.91(0.80–1.05)

1.17(1.02–1.35)^*

0.90(0.77–1.05)

1.07(0.95–1.21)

0.92(0.81–1.04)

College and above

1.41(1.13–1.77)^†

0.57(0.41–0.78)^†

1.35(1.13–1.61)^†

0.65(0.49–0.87)^†

1.27(1.05–1.52)^*

0.72(0.54–0.95)^*

Smoking status

No

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

Yes

0.92(0.77–1.11)

0.76(0.57–1.01)

0.86(0.79–0.94)^†

0.73(0.51–1.05)

0.87(0.80–0.95)^†

0.80(0.53–1.21)

Alcohol use

No

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

Yes

1.19(1.08–1.31)^†

0.50(0.38–0.65)^‡

1.10(0.97–1.26)

0.51(0.43–0.62)^‡

1.04(0.90–1.20)

0.42(0.35–0.52)^‡

Region

West

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

Central

0.81(0.56–1.19)

1.31(0.75–2.26)

0.97(0.76–1.23)

1.35(0.87–2.08)

0.96(0.77–1.21)

1.33(0.86–2.05)

East

1.35(1.02–1.8)^*

1.45(0.86–2.43)

1.27(1.03–1.56)^*

1.33(0.83–2.14)

1.26(1.05–1.50)^*

1.39(0.89–2.18)

Family history of CVD

No

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

reference

Yes

1.65(1.48–1.84)^‡

1.55(1.41–1.69)^‡

1.60(1.45–1.77)^‡

1.58(1.40–1.78)^‡

1.62(1.45–1.81)^‡

1.56(1.37–1.77)^‡