Table 2 Prevalence (95% CI) and prevalence ratio (95% CI) of metabolic syndrome with stratification for demographic, nutritional and behavioral correlates of adolescents from Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 2016
From: Correlates of metabolic syndrome among young Brazilian adolescents population
Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence Ratio | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.7 (3.6–6.0) | |||
Demographic Indicators | ||||
Sex | 0.217 | |||
Girls | 4.4 (3.5–5.4) | Reference | ||
Boys | 5.0 (3.8–6.4) | 1.10 (0.95–1.41) | ||
Age | 0.173 | |||
12–15 years | 4.2 (3.2–5.3) | Reference | ||
16–18 years | 5.2 (4.0–6.6) | 1.21 (1.03–1.63) | ||
Ethnicity | 0.341 | |||
Caucasian | 4.9 (3.8–6.1) | 1.04 (0.92–1.29) | ||
Non-Caucasian | 4.6 (3.5–5.8) | Reference | ||
Economic class | 0.139 | |||
Class D-E (Low) | 4.3 (3.3–5.4) | Reference | ||
Class C | 4.6 (3.6–5.8) | 1.05 (0.93–1.39) | ||
Class B-A (High) | 5.4 (4.2–6.8) | 1.23 (1.04–1.68) | ||
Schooling of Parents/Guardians | 0.166 | |||
≤ 4 years | 4.2 (3.3–5.1) | Reference | ||
5–8 years | 4.6 (3.5–5.9) | 1.07 (0.94–1.34) | ||
9–11 years | 4.9 (3.7–6.4) | 1.14 (0.98–1.46) | ||
≥ 12 years | 5.2 (3.9–6.7) | 1.21 (1.01–1.67) | ||
Family structure | 0.367 | |||
Father and mother | 4.9 (3.8–6.1) | 1.04 (0.93–1.30) | ||
Separated Parents | 4.6 (3.5–5.8) | Reference | ||
Relatives | 4.7 (3.7–5.8) | 1.00 (0.89–1.36) | ||
Labor Activity | 0.274 | |||
None | 4.9 (3.8–6.1) | 1.03 (0.94–1.30) | ||
Eventual | 4.6 (3.4–5.9) | Reference | ||
≥ 20 h/week | 5.1 (3.9–6.5) | 1.08 (0.95–1.35) | ||
Nutritional Anthropometric status | ||||
Body mass index | < 0.001 | |||
Low weight | 4.0 (3.4–4.7) | Reference | ||
Normal weight | 4.4 (3.5–5.5) | 1.08 (0.96–1.33) | ||
Overweight | 4.9 (3.8–6.1) | 1.21 (1.02–1.69) | ||
Obesity | 5.6 (4.4–6.8) | 1.38 (1.15–1.90) | ||
Behavioral indicators | ||||
Physical activity | 0.181 | |||
Less active | 5.1 (4.0–6.3) | 1.19 (1.01–1.67) | ||
Moderately Active | 4.8 (3.8–5.9) | 1.12 (0.96–1.45) | ||
More active | 4.2 (3.4–5.2) | Reference | ||
Screen Time | 0.119 | |||
≤ 2 h/day | 4.2 (3.3–5.3) | Reference | ||
> 2 h/day | 5.3 (4.1–6.7) | 1.24 (1.02–1.69) | ||
Fruits/vegetables intake | 0.002 | |||
No consumption | 5.4 (4.2–6.8) | 1.35 (1.13–1.91) | ||
Intake 1–4 days/week | 4.9 (4.8–6.1) | 1.22 (1.03–1.73) | ||
Intake ≥5 days/week | 3.9 (3.2–4.8) | Reference | ||
Sweetened products/soft drinks intake | 0.159 | |||
No intake | 4.3 (3.3–5.4) | Reference | ||
Intake 1–4 days/week | 4.6 (3.5–5.9) | 1.04 (0.94–1.34) | ||
Intake ≥5 days/week | 5.2 (4.0–6.5) | 1.20 (1.01–1.69) | ||