Factors Categories Number of subjects MSa cases (%) Odds Ratio [95% CIb] P value (bi-variate analysis) P value (multi-variateanalysis)
Gender
Women
Men

328
304

31 (9.5)
13 (4.3)

2.34 [1.21 – 4.69]

0.010

0.048
Age range (years)
20-39
40-59
≥ 60

318
276
38

05 (1.6)
37 (13.4)
2 (5.3)

1 (reference)
9.69 [3.97-28.11]
3.48 [0.45-18.22]


0.000


0.000
Employment statusc
Unemployed
Employed

227
404

15 (6.6)
29 (7.2)

1.091 [0.57-2.13]

0.77

-
Neighborhood Central
Peripheral
321
311
28 (8.7)
16 (5.2)

1.76 [0.94-3.39]

0.08

0.685
BMId (Kg/m2)
< 30
≥ 30

493
139

8 (1.6)
36 (25.9)

15.98 [7.26-37.95]

0.000

0.000
BMI(continuous) - - -   0.001 0.05
aMetS: metabolic syndrome; bCI: Confidence interval; cwe exclude one retired; dBMI: Body Mass Index
Table 3: Comparison of selected factors according to the presence or absence of the metabolic syndrome