Metabolic syndrome related health inequalities in Korean elderly: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHAES)

Table 2 Odds Ratios (OR) for metabolic syndrome factors by dietary patterns

	Traditional Korean (n = 538)	Meat & Alcohol (n = 282)		Westernized Korean (n = 615)		p ^a
	OR	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	p ^a
Waist circumference (cm)^a	1.00	1.003	0.706-1.426	1.002	0.724-1.387	1.000
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl)	1.00	1.263	0.895-1.783	1.244	0.882-1.755	0.260
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	1.00	0.867	0.438-1.717	1.364	0.781-2.382	0.326
TG (triglyceride) (mg/dl)	1.00	0.811	0.556-1.182	0.788	0.587-1.057	0.246
Blood Pressure (mm Hg)	1.00	1.927	1.233-3.014	1.323	0.882-1.755	0.017

Note. ^aBased on multiple logistic regression analysis, with 3 categories of each dietary patterns.

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