Incidence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome among urban, adult Sri Lankans: a prospective, 7-year community cohort, follow-up study

Table 3 Parameter estimates of the fitted generalized linear model for incident MetS

Parameter	Estimate	Std. error	Z value	P value
Intercept	− 14.36	1.03	− 13.90	< 0.001
Females compared to males	1.60	0.20	7.99	< 0.001
BMI > 23 kg/m² in 2007	0.46	0.04	11.57	< 0.001
Increase in weight
2–5% compared to < 2%	0.69	0.29	2.39	0.017
> 5% compared to < 2%	0.77	0.23	3.36	< 0.001
> 5% compared to < 2–5%	0.09	0.28	0.31	0.756
Increase in waist circumference (reference level < 2%)
2–5% compared to < 2%	1.94	0.28	6.83	< 0.001
> 5% compared to < 2%	2.61	0.26	10.22	< 0.001
> 5% compared to < 2–5%	0.67	0.25	2.65	0.008
NAFLD 2007	0.53	0.25	2.14	0.03

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