Menopause and Metabolic Syndrome in Tunisian Women
Table 3
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio for the metabolic syndrome as dependent variable and the associated factors as independent variables among all study participants.
(% MetS)
Unadjusteda OR (95% CI)
valuea
Adjustedb OR (95% CI)
valueb
Age (years)
35–44
930 (21.0)
1
1
45–54
922 (39.7)
2.48 (2.02–3.04)
<0.001
2.06 (1.60–2.65)
<0.001
55–64
532 (46.8)
3.31 (2.62–4.18)
<0.001
2.39 (1.70–3.37)
<0.001
65–74
296 (51.0)
3.92 (2.97–5.17)
<0.001
2.88 (1.96–4.24)
<0.001
Residence area
Rural
1130 (29.2)
1
1
Urban
1550 (40.7)
1.66 (1.41–1.96)
<0.001
1.79 (1.49–2.14)
<0.001
Marital status
Married
2205 (33.8)
1
1
Single
61 (37.7)
1.18 (0.70–2.00)
0.524
1.25 (0.71–2.19)
0.428
Widowed/divorced
414 (46.6)
1.71 (1.38–2.11)
<0.001
1.26 (1.00–1.59)
0.043
Family history of CVD
No
2592 (35.4)
1
1
Yes
75 (52.0)
1.97 (1.24–3. 13)
0.004
1.39 (0.85–2.28)
0.178
Education level
Illiterate
1527 (37.7)
1
1
Lower
804 (35.3)
0.90 (0.75–1.07)
0.254
1.21 (0.98–1.49)
0.077
Medium
282 (29.8)
0.70 (0.53–0.92)
0.011
0.91 (0.66–1.25)
0.584
Higher
60 (23.3)
0.50 (0.27–0.92)
0.026
0.74 (0.37–1.48)
0.405
Occupation
Employed
322 (30.1)
1
1
Unemployed
2287 (37.0)
1.36 (1.06–1.75)
0.016
0.86 (0.64–1.15)
0.312
Menopause status
Premenopausal
1311 (25.6)
1
1
Postmenopausal
1369 (45.7)
2.45 (2.08–2.89)
<0.001
1.41 (1.10–1.82)
0.007
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; MetS: metabolic syndrome; CVD: cardiovascular disease. Univariate logistic regression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis including MetS as the dependent variable and age groups, residence area, marital status, family history of CVD, educational level, occupation, and menopause status as independent variables.