Factors Urban area Less urbanized area Rural area
Residence area (urban/ rural) 1,93 (1,31 - 2,83) ** 2,78 (1,88 - 4,12) ** 1
Gender (Female/ Male) 1.51 (1.21 - 1.87) ** 4.15 (2.3 - 5.74) ** /
Age (vs 20- 29 years)      
30-39 years 3.86 (2.59 - 5.74) ** 5.401 (2.55 - 11.43) ** /
40-49 years 6.92 (4.75 - 10.07) ** 10.12 (5.02 - 20.71) ** /
50-59 years 12.44 (8.43 - 18.36) ** 12.36 (6.3 - 26.06) ** /
≥ 60 years 14.90 (9.26 - 23.99) ** 10.56 (5.11 - 21.84) ** /
Green vegetable sauce consumption 0.69 (0.52-0.92) ** 1.28 (0.96-1.71)* 0.97 (0.43-2.17)
(Low / regular)
Fruit consumption (Low/Regular) 1.06 (0.80-1.41) 1.19 (0.89-1.61) 1.96 (0.80-4.82)
level of physical activities (Low/Regular) 1.63 (1.27 - 2.09) ** 1.72 (1.30 - 2.27) ** 0.63 (0.21 - 1.89)
Smoker (Yes/No) 0.32 (0.21 - 0.49) ** 0.50 (0.27 - 0.91) ** 0.67 (0.08 - 5.33)
Alcohol consumption (Yes/ no) 0.94 (0.58 - 1.53) 0.53 (0.41 - 0.70) ** 0.56 (0.26 -1.24)
Level of alcohol intake (heavy/ light) 1.71 (1.39 - 2.20) ** 0.71 (0.53 - 0.96) ** 0.38 (0.15 - 0.98) **
*P< 0.1; **P<0.05. Results are expressed as odd ratio (95% confidence Interval) adjusted for age.
Table 5: Risk of metabolic syndrome in relation to gender, age and lifestyle habit
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