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Table 4 Relationship between body indices and metabolic syndrome criteria according to multivariate logistic regression analysis

From: Obesity related to metabolic syndrome: comparison of obesity indicators in an older french population

 

Metabolic syndrome criteria number

Obesity indices

1

2

3

4

5

 

OR 95% [CI]

BAI %

1.04 [0.97–1.10]

1.18 [1.19–1.29]***

1.07 [0.96–1.20]

1.18 [0.99–1.40]

1.11 [0.85–1.45]

BFI (kg/m2)

1.09 [0.99–1.20]

1.22 [1.07–1.40]**

1.37 [1.14–1.64] *

1.28 [0.95–1.72]

1.47 [0.90–2.42]

BMI (kg/m2)

1.27 [0.87–1.84]

1.33 [0.81–2.18]

2.94 [1.48–5.85] **

3.13 [0.98–9.96]

2.43 [0.37–16.12]

WHR

1.17 [0.89–1.99]

1.27 [0.87–2.84]

1.47 [1.20–1.99] *

1.69 [0.87–3.84]

1.57 [0.90–2.85]

  1. BAI: body adiposity index; BFI: body fat index; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist hip ratio, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval
  2. ***p < 0.0001; **p < 0.001; *p < 0.05