Optimal Waist Circumference Cut-Off Point for Multiple Risk Factor Aggregation: Results from the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study
Table 5
Logistic regression model for multiple risk factor aggregation†, Maracaibo, 2014.
Crude odds ratio (CI 95%a)
P
b
Adjusted odds ratioc (CI 95%)
P
Gender
Female
992
1.00
—
1.00
—
Male
910
1.35 (1.12–1.62)
<0.01
1.73 (1.40–2.15)
<0.01
Ethnic groups
Mixed
1463
1.00
—
1.00
—
Hispanic white
300
1.16 (0.90–1.49)
0.24
1.03 (0.77–1.38)
0.84
Afro-Venezuelan
55
1.38 (0.80–2.36)
0.25
1.54 (0.84–2.84)
0.16
Amerindian
73
0.57 (0.34–0.95)
0.03
0.67 (0.37–1.21)
0.18
Others
11
1.11 (0.34–3.64)
0.87
1.22 (0.28–5.20)
0.79
Age groups (years)
<20
157
1.00
—
1.00
—
20–29
512
1.13 (0.72–1.76)
0.60
0.79 (0.50–1.27)
0.34
30–39
354
2.39 (1.52–3.74)
<0.01
1.47 (0.91–2.37)
0.12
40–49
394
5.58 (3.59–8.68)
<0.01
3.54 (2.21–5.69)
<0.01
50–59
306
7.04 (4.46–11.12)
<0.01
4.44 (2.72–7.25)
<0.01
60–69
120
9.87 (5.66–17.22)
<0.01
6.84 (3.78–12.38)
<0.01
≥70
59
11.92 (5.89–24.14)
<0.01
8.22 (3.89–17.38)
<0.01
High waist circumferenced
Absent
966
1.00
—
1.00
—
Present
936
4.59 (3.77–5.58)
<0.01
2.56 (2.05–3.20)
<0.01
Insulin resistancee
Absent
1049
1.00
—
1.00
—
Present
853
2.74 (2.27–3.30)
<0.01
2.30 (1.85–2.86)
<0.01
Defined as ≥2 of the following: high blood pressure, impaired fasting glucose, high triacylglycerides, low HDL-C (dependent variable).
aConfidence interval (95%). bSignificance level.
cAdjusted for gender, age groups, ethnic groups, high waist circumference, and insulin resistance.
dDefined as ≥90.25 for females and ≥95.15 cm for males.
eEstimated through the HOMA2-IR model; cut-off value: ≥2.
