Skip to main content

Table 3 Hierarchical multiple logistic regression for demographic (level 1), nutritional (level 2) and behavioral (level 3) correlates of metabolic syndrome of adolescents from Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 2016

From: Correlates of metabolic syndrome among young Brazilian adolescents population

Correlates

OR Crude (95% CI)a

OR Adjusted (95% CI)b

Level 1 – Demographic Indicators

 Age

  12–15 years

Reference

Reference

  16–18 years

1.26 (1.03–1.88)

1.22 (1.04–1.73)

 Economic class

  Class D-E (Low)

Reference

Reference

  Class C

1.17 (0.98–1.73)

1.15 (0.97–1.61)

  Class B-A (High)

1.29 (1.03–2.13)

1.25 (1.07–1.96)

 Schooling of Parents/Guardians

   ≤ 4 years

Reference

Reference

  5–8 years

1.14 (0.95–1.77)

1.11 (0.93–1.71)

  9–11 years

1.18 (0.97–1.95)

1.14 (0.96–1.82)

   ≥ 12 years

1.24 (1.01–2.06)

1.19 (0.98–1.89)

Level 2 – Nutritional Anthropometric status

 Body mass index

  Low weight

Reference

Reference

  Normal weight

1.16 (0.97–1.77)

1.10 (0.95–1.69)

  Overweight

1.25 (1.02–2.17)

1.18 (0.98–1.99)

  Obesity

1.67 (1.29–2.78)

1.52 (1.24–2.41)

Level 3 – Behavioral indicators

 Physical activity

  Less active

1.23 (1.02–2.04)

1.18 (0.98–1.87)

  Moderately Active

1.19 (0.99–1.83)

1.13 (0.96–1.69)

  More active

Reference

Reference

 Screen Time

   ≤ 2 h/day

Reference

Reference

   > 2 h/day

1.29 (1.05–2.11)

1.26 (1.05–1.94)

 Fruits/vegetables intake

  No intake

1.59 (1.24–2.65)

1.49 (1.23–2.41)

  Intake 1–4 days/week

1.29 (1.08–2.27)

1.24 (1.06–2.03)

  Intake ≥5 days/week

Reference

Reference

 Sweetened products/soft drinks intake

  No intake

Reference

Reference

  Intake 1–4 days/week

1.15 (0.94–1.98)

1.09 (0.93–1.76)

  Intake ≥5 days/week

1.21 (1.01–2.17)

1.14 (0.97–1.96)

  1. aUnadjusted odds ratio
  2. bOdds ratio adjusted by the other variables included in the model