Table 4 Risk ratios (RR) and their 95 % confidence intervals (CI) from Cox model for different effects of overweight on MetS in 4 sub-groups of fibrinogen quartiles in female cohort
|  | Q1 (≤2.79 g/l) | Q2 (2.79–3.20 g/l) | Q3 (3.20–3.67 g/l) | Q4 (>3.67 g/l) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 607) | (n = 577) | (n = 592) | (n = 590) | |
Age | 1.04 (1.01,1.08) | 1.04 (1.01,1.06) | 1.02 (1.00,1.05) | 1.03 (1.01,1.05) |
Smoking | 1.06 (0.48,2.35) | 0.36 (0.11,1.20) | 1.01 (0.64,1.61) | 1.21 (0.78,1.89) |
Frequent drinker | 0.44 (0.06,3.42) | 1.77 (0.49,6.30) | 0.77 (0.30,1.98) | 1.01 (0.41,2.45) |
Vegetarian | 0.89 (0.46,1.7) | 1.16 (0.69,1.95) | 0.69 (0.45,1.08) | 0.74 (0.51,1.09) |
Regular exerciser | 0.96 (0.51,1.84) | 1.14 (0.68,1.90) | 1.01 (0.66,1.54) | 1.03 (0.71,1.48) |
Overweight | 2.98 (1.56,5.7) | 4.40 (2.60,7.44) | 3.93 (2.51,6.15) | 4.82 (3.16,7.35) |
Dyslipidemia | 3.28 (1.62,6.64) | 2.21 (1.27,3.84) | 3.01 (1.84,4.92) | 2.77 (1.75,4.38) |
Hypertension | 5.36 (2.66,10.79) | 2.50 (1.41,4.46) | 3.59 (2.15,5.98) | 3.06 (1.96,4.77) |
Hyperglycemia | 4.96 (2.01,12.23) | 3.24 (1.24,8.45) | 5.75 (2.93,11.31) | 3.09 (1.76,5.42) |