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Table 2 Metabolic syndrome factors among workers

From: Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Related Medical Costs by the Scale of Enterprise in Korea

Variables

Categories

Metabolic syndrome (ref. no MS)

  

Male

Female

  

Crude OR †(95% CI ‡)

Adjusted OR †(95% CI ‡)

Crude OR †(95% CI ‡)

Adjusted OR †(95% CI ‡)

Size

≥300

1

1

1

1

 

50-299

1.0(0.99–1.01)

1.01(1.00–1.02)

1.67(1.64–1.71)

1.12(1.10–1.14)

 

<50

1.1(1.09–1.10)

1.05(1.04–1.06)

1.78(1.75–1.81)

1.20(1.18–1.22)

Job

White collar workers

1

1

1

1

Blue collar workers

1.08(1.07–1.09)

0.99(0.98–1.00)

1.52(1.49–1.54)

1.08(1.07–1.10)

Age (years)

≤29

1

1

1

1

30–39

2.19(2.16–2.22)

2.10(2.07–2.13)

2.44(2.37–2.51)

2.44(2.37–2.52)

40–49

3.58(3.53–3.63)

3.30(3.25–3.35)

5.61(5.47–5.76)

5.19(5.05–5.34)

50–59

4.44(4.38–4.50)

4.17(4.11–4.23)

13.28(12.94–13.63)

12.11(11.78–12.45)

≥60

5.09(5.00–5.17)

4.86(4.77–4.94)

27.22(26.40–28.07)

23.88(23.12–24.66)

Insurance premiums

Q4

1

1

1

1

Q3

0.77(0.76–0.78)

0.87(0.87–0.88)

0.93(0.90–0.95)

1.04(1.01–1.08)

Q2

0.72(0.71–0.72)

0.84(0.83–0.85)

1.37(1.34–1.41)

1.17(1.13–1.20)

Q1

1.12(1.11–1.13)

1.02(1.01–1.03)

2.62(2.55–2.69)

1.34(1.30–1.37)

Smoking

Non-smoker

1

1

1

1

Ex-smoker

1.41(1.40–1.43)

1.20(1.19–1.21)

0.60(0.57–0.63)

1.24(1.17–1.30)

Current

1.23(1.22–1.24)

1.26(1.25–1.27)

0.79(0.76–0.82)

1.49(1.43–1.56)

Alcohol consumption

Non-drinker

1

1

1

1

1–2/wk

1.20(1.15–1.25)

1.13(1.09–1.18)

1.23(1.16–1.31)

1.06(1.00–1.13)

3–4/wk

1.55(1.49–1.62)

1.41(1.35–1.47)

0.79(0.74–0.84)

1.04(0.97–1.11)

≥5/wk

1.87(1.79–1.96)

1.49(1.42–1.55)

1.05(0.96–1.14)

1.09(1.00–1.19)

Exercise

≥3/wk

1

1

1

1

≤2/week

1.07(1.07–1.08)

1.01(1.01–1.02)

1.06(1.04–1.07)

1.00(0.99–1.02)

  1. †OR: odds ratio.
  2. ‡CI: confidence interval.