Prevalence and Anthropometric Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Taiwanese Adolescents

Table 4

Multiple logistic regression analyses of anthropometric indices on the risk of metabolic syndrome.

	Model A^1		Model B^2
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Boys (𝑛=764)
BMI	1.43	1.30–1.55	1.04	0.85–1.28
Waist circumference	1.16	1.12–1.20	1.14	1.05–1.24
Girls (𝑛=798)
BMI	1.50	1.35–1.67	1.36	1.13–1.64
Waist circumference	1.19	1.14–1.24	1.05	0.97–1.15

¹Model A: adjusted for age, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and stage of puberty.
²Model B: further adjusted for BMI or waist circumference.