Menopause and Metabolic Syndrome in Tunisian Women

Table 4

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio for the metabolic syndrome as dependent variable and the associated factors as independent variables among participants aged 45 to 54 years.

	𝑛 (% MetS)	Unadjusted^a; OR (95% CI)	𝑃value^a	Adjusted^b; OR (95% CI)	𝑃value^b
Residence area
Rural	384 (34.6)	1		1
Urban	538 (43.3)	1.44 (1.10–1.89)	0.008	1.49 (1.11–1.99)	0.007
Marital status
Married	767 (39.1)	1		1
Single	15 (33.3)	0.77 (0.26–2.29)	0.650	0.61 (0.19–2.01)	0.427
Widowed/divorced	140 (43.6)	1.20 (0.83–1.73)	0.322	1.16 (0.79–1.71)	0.422
Family history of CVD
No	20 (50.0)	1		1
Yes	898 (39.5)	1.53 (0.63–3.71)	0.348	1.42 (0.56–3.58)	0.452
Education level
Illiterate	485 (38.1)	1		1
Lower	326 (42.0)	1.17 (0.88–1.56)	0.268	1.14 (0.84–1.55)	0.391
Medium	94 (38.3)	1.00 (0.63–1.58)	0.978	0.95 (0.58–1.55)	0.845
Higher	15 (40.0)	1.08 (0.37–3.08)	0.884	1.11 (0.36–3.38)	0.845
Occupation
Employed	123 (35.8)	1		1
Unemployed	770 (41.0)	1.25 (0.84–1.85)	0.270	1.36 (0.89–2.10)	0.151
Menopause status
Premenopausal	401 (35.7)	1		1
Postmenopausal	521 (42.8)	1.35 (1.03–1.76)	0.028	1.39 (1.05–1.84)	0.020

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; MetS: metabolic syndrome; CVD: cardiovascular disease.
aUnivariate logistic regression.
bMultivariate logistic regression analysis including MetS as the dependent variable and residence area, marital status, family history of CVD, educational level, occupation, and menopause status as independent variables.