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Table 2 Association between MetS and poor cognitive status – binary logistic regression

From: Prevalence of cognitive impairment and metabolic syndrome among older adults in calabar metropolis and the associated risk factors

Variables

AOR

95% CI

S.E.

MetS

1.687

0.096–29.552

1.461

Elevated SBP

1.304

0.067–25.427

1.516

Elevated DBP

17.914

0.288–1113.834

2.107

Elevated FBS

6.118

0.176–212.323

1.810

Reduced HDL

70.528

3.269–1521.748*

1.567

Elevated TG

6.227

0.056–698.022

2.408

Insulin resistance

2.243

0.967–2.564

1.112

Abdominal obesity

8.240

0.305–222.522

1.682

High risk for CVD

0.147

0.001–18.040

2.454

  1. Where: MetS = Metabolic syndrome, SPB = Systolic blood pressure, DBP = Diastolic blood pressure, FBS = Fasting blood sugar, HDL = High density lipoprotein, TG = Triglyceride, CVD = Cardiovascular disease, Insulin resistance = Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) ≥ 3, Abdominal obesity = Waist hip ratio (WHR) ≥ 0.9 for men/≥ 0.85 for women, High risk for CVD = Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) ≥ 0.24, AOR = Adjusted odd ratio (adjusted for all the MetS components), * = significant at p < 0.05
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BMC Geriatrics

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