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Table 2 Odds ratio for persistence in the upper quartile of cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome index from childhood (9 year-old) to adolescence (15 year-old) by country

From: Stability of the factorial structure of metabolic syndrome from childhood to adolescence: a 6-year follow-up study

Variablea

Estonia (n = 483)

Sweden (n = 278)

Total (n = 761)

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

   Waist

9.84

6.12-15.83

13.58

7.10-25.96

11.04

7.53-16.19

   log TG/HDL-c

3.27

2.07-5.18

4.35

2.19-8.66

2.57

2.44-5.23

   log insulin

1.70

1.07-2.70

2.55

1.22-5.33

1.90

1.28-2.81

   MAP

3.81

2.43-5.96

2.89

1.60-5.20

3.44

2.41-4.91

   MS index

2.03

1.28-3.21

2.64

1.25-5.57

2.18

1.47-3.23

Adjustedb

      

   Waist

9.32

5.51-15.76

16.08

6.82-37.92

10.93

6.99-17.10

   log TG/HDL-c

3.32

2.02-5.43

5.89

2.21-14.45

3.82

2.48-5.89

   log insulin

1.53

0.93-2.50

2.69

1.10-6.59

1.74

1.13-2.68

   MAP

3.80

2.36-6.05

2.55

1.29-5.05

3.40

2.30-5.07

   MS index

1,98

1.21-3.25

3.33

1.33-8.36

2.24

1.45-3.45

  1. The European Youth Heart Study, 1998-2004.
  2. a Standardized values for gender and age.
  3. b Controlling for: maternal education, change 98-04 in Tanner stage, change 98-04 in cardiorespiratory fitness, and birth weight
  4. Abbreviations: log TG/HDL: log triglyceride-to-HDL-cholesterol ratio; MAP: mean arterial pressure; MS: metabolic syndrome.