Experienced Poor Lighting Contributes to the Seasonal Fluctuations in Weight and Appetite That Relate to the Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

Determinants of the metabolic syndrome according the ATP-III criteria.

Explanatory variable	Estimate	Standard error	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Metabolic factor score	0.17	0.035	1.18	1.10 to 1.26
Aged 30 to 45	reference
Aged 46 to 60	0.81	0.074	2.24	1.94 to 2.59
Aged 61 to 75	1.26	0.084	3.51	2.98 to 4.14
Aged 76 to 99	1.61	0.10	5.03	4.12 to 6.13
Low education level	reference
Medium education level	−0.66	0.062	0.52	0.46 to 0.59
High education level	−1.00	0.074	0.37	0.32 to 0.43
Living alone	reference
Living with someone	−0.24	0.057	0.79	0.70 to 0.88
Low exercise level	reference
Medium exercise level	−0.48	0.054	0.62	0.56 to 0.69
Fitness training level	−0.84	0.088	0.43	0.36 to 0.51
Sports activities level	−1.27	0.29	0.28	0.16 to 0.49
Low alcohol use	reference
Medium alcohol use	−0.42	0.070	0.66	0.58 to 0.76
High alcohol use	−0.57	0.090	0.57	0.47 to 0.68
No alcohol use	0.44	0.083	1.55	1.32 to 1.83
Low activity outdoors	reference
Medium activity outdoors	−0.45	0.075	0.64	0.55 to 0.74
High activity outdoors	−0.61	0.073	0.54	0.47 to 0.62
Low BDI sum score	reference
Medium BDI sum score	0.28	0.069	1.33	1.16 to 1.52
High BDI sum score	0.47	0.11	1.60	1.30 to 1.96

BDI = Beck Depression Inventory.