Table 8.
Effects of Age, Sex and Socioeconomic Position on Risk Factors
| Associations with risk factors (prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | Age, adjusted for sex | Sex, adjusted for age | Socioeconomic position (quarters of household assets), adjusted for age and sex |
| Metabolic syndrome (NCEP criteria) MV1 = 30 |
0.93 0.88, 1.00 P = 0.04 |
0.52 0.43, 0.63 P < 0.001 |
1.17 1.09, 1.25 P < 0.001 |
| Metabolic syndrome components | |||
| Triglyceride > 150 mg/dl MV = 31 |
0.88 0.81, 0.96 P = 0.009 |
0.76 0.60, 0.96 P = 0.02 |
1.22 1.10, 1.35 P < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol > = 5.2 mmol MV = 31 |
0.93 0.88, 0.97 P = 0.002 |
0.67 0.58, 0.78 P < 0.001 |
1.09 1.02, 1.16 P = 0.007 |
| Waist circumference; Men > 40 inches, Women > 35 inches MV = 25 | 0.97 0.93, 1.01 P = 0.14 |
0.33 0.27, 0.40 P < 0.001 |
1.11 1.06, 1.17 P < 0.001 |
| Blood pressure > = 130/85 mmHg MV = 20 |
1.01 0.98, 1.05 P = 0.35 |
1.07 0.99, 1.15 P = 0.07 |
1.01 0.97, 1.04 P = 0.74 |
| Fasting glucose > 110 mg/dl MV = 32 |
0.97 0.90, 1.04 P = 0.49 |
0.91 0.76, 1.09 P = 0.31 |
1.14 1.04, 1.24 P = 0.03 |
| Other risk factors | |||
| Limited exercise (no walks of > 0.5 km in last month) MV = 12 |
1.16 1.13, 1.20 P < 0.001 |
0.78 0.73, 0.83 P < 0.001 |
1.00 0.97, 1.03 P = 0.96 |
| Smoking (> 20 pack years) MV = 114 |
0.93 0.86, 1.01 P = 0.08 |
3.10 2.54, 3.78 P < 0.001 |
0.94 0.86, 1.03 P = 0.20 |
1. MV = missing values