Sex differences in risk factors for metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and senior hospital employees: a population-based cohort study

Table 2 Demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits and medical histories associated with the risk of metabolic syndrome (N = 75)

Variable	Beta	p value	Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Sex
Male	0.661	< 0.001	1.936 (1.586 ~ 2.363)
Female ^a
Shift work
Yes	0.185	0.047	1.204 (1.002 ~ 1.446)
No ^a
Number of chronic diseases
≥2	0.335	0.012	1.399 (1.075 ~ 1.819)
1	0.182	0.077	1.199 (0.980 ~ 1.467)
0 ^a
Number of family history risk factors
≥4	0.452	0.008	1.571(1.123 ~ 2.196)
3	0.457	0.001	1.579 (1.192 ~ 2.093)
2	0.101	0.451	1.107 (0.850 ~ 1.440)
1	-0.098	0.453	0.906 (0.701 ~ 1.172)
0 ^a
Smoking
Yes	-0.041	0.859	0.960 (0.610 ~ 1.509)
No ^a
Drinks alcohol
Yes	0.028	0.793	1.029 (0.833 ~ 1.270)
No ^a
Chews betel nuts
Yes	0.465	0.233	1.592(0.742 ~ 3.417)
No ^a

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