The interplay between inflammation, physical activity and metabolic syndrome in a remote male geriatric community in Southern Taiwan: the Tianliao Old People (TOP) study 03

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of physical and biomarker risk factors for MetS among elderly male population

Factor	ORs	95% CI	P
BMI	1.527	1.319-1.768	0.001
Insulin	1.128	1.045-1.218	0.002
Physical activity	0.997	0.994-0.999	0.036
LDL-C	0.976	0.946-1.007	0.132
Cholesterol	1.018	0.990-1.046	0.210
Smoking, current	1.639	0.695-3.865	0.259
hsCRP	1.022	0.965-1.082	0.455
Age	1.008	0.954-1.064	0.777

Abbreviations: MetS = metabolic syndrome; ORs = odds ratios; CI = confidence intervals; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein; hsCRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.

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