Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and components in rural, semi-urban and urban areas in the littoral region in Cameroon: impact of physical activity

Table 3 Association between level of PA, geographical setting, MetS and its components

		MetS		HFBG		HBP		Abdominal Obesity		Low HDL-c		High triglyceridemia
		OR (95%CI)	P	OR (95%CI)	P	OR (95%CI)	P	OR (95%CI)	P	OR (95%CI)	P	OR (95%CI)	P
PA	High	1		1		1		1		1		1
	Moderate	0.879 (0.624–1.234)	0.458	1.274 (0.898–1.808)	0.174	0.452 (0.298–0.686)	0.0002	0.951 (0.644–1.406)	0.802	1.194 (0.845–1.686)	0.315	0.503 (0.208–1.218)	0.127
	Low	1.751 (1.238–2477)	0.001	1.909 (1.335–2.731)	0.0004	0.786 (0.537–1.149)	0.2133	2.007 (1.389–2.900)	0.0002	1.539 (1.088–2.179)	0.014	0.455 (0.191–1.083)	0.751
Locality	Rural	1		1		1		1		1		1
	Semi-urban	1.387 (0.953–2.02)	0.08	0.544 (0.775–1.623)	0.544	0.967 (0.654–1.429)	0.866	1.140 (0.788–1.650)	0.485	2.371 (1.573–3.573	< 0.0001	0.487 (0.189–1.256)	0.136
	Urban	1.708 (1.277–2.285)	0.0003	1.611 (1.170–2.219)	0.003	0.314 (0.212–0.466)	< 0.0001	0.570 (0.409–0.794)	0.0009	0.725 (0.534–0.983)	0.038	0.300 (0.135–0.664)	0.003

MetS: Metabolic syndrome, OR: Odds ratio, PA: physical activity, HFBG: High fasting glucose, HBP: high blood pressure, HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

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