Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of MetS and its components according to main meal frequency
|  | Men (n = 9,675) | Women (n = 13,024) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main meal frequency (meals/day) | Main meal frequency (meals/day) | |||||
3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Cases (n)/Total (n) | 2,363/6,502 | 965/2,907 | 72/266 | 2,941/8,681 | 1,023/3,979 | 63/364 |
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
MetS | 1.00 | 1.16 (1.01–1.33)1) | 1.07 (0.71–1.63) | 1.00 | 1.00 (0.88–1.15) | 0.77 (0.52–1.15) |
Abdominal obesity | 1.00 | 1.21 (1.01–1.44) | 1.37 (0.82–2.27) | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.78–1.08) | 0.69 (0.45–1.06) |
Elevated fasting blood glucose | 1.00 | 1.00 (0.89–1.13) | 1.14 (0.81–1.63) | 1.00 | 1.01 (0.90–1.14) | 0.97 (0.70–1.34) |
Elevated blood pressure | 1.00 | 1.07 (0.94–1.22) | 0.99 (0.71–1.38) | 1.00 | 1.05 (0.93–1.19) | 0.84 (0.58–1.21) |
Elevated triglycerides | 1.00 | 1.16 (1.04–1.29) | 1.08 (0.77–1.51) | 1.00 | 1.13 (0.99–1.28) | 1.09 (0.76–1.55) |
Reduced HDL-cholesterol | 1.00 | 0.98 (0.86–1.12) | 0.98 (0.68–1.41) | 1.00 | 1.02 (0.92–1.13) | 0.91 (0.67–1.24) |