Table 2.
Odds ratios of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in 2000 according to smoking (separate model) and leisure time physical activity (separate model) in 1972/3 adjusted for age and years of education
| Metabolic syndrome* | Diabetes | |||||
| Risk factor in 1972/3 | Cases | % | Odds ratio (95% CL) | Cases | % | Odds ratio (95% CL) |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Never (reference) | 354 | 22.1 | 135 | 9.2 | ||
| Previous | 476 | 24.1 | 1.12 (0.95–1.32) | 187 | 10.3 | 1.12 (0.88–1.42) |
| Current | 767 | 27.4 | 1.29 (1.11–1.51) | 262 | 11.1 | 1.16 (0.92–1.45) |
| Leisure time physical activity | ||||||
| Sedentary/light | 337 | 30.3 | 127 | 13.4 | ||
| Moderate | 967 | 25.4 | 0.83 (0.71–0.98) | 344 | 10.1 | 0.75 (0.60–0.94) |
| Moderately vigorous | 269 | 20.4 | 0.65 (0.54–0.80) | 108 | 9.1 | 0.68 (0.52–0.91) |
| Vigorous | 24 | 17.0 | 0.46 (0.28–0.74) | 5 | 4.0 | 0.28 (0.11–0.71) |
* The metabolic syndrome in year 2000 was defined if at least 3 out of 5 of the criteria were present: triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/l, glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/l, BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2, blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg, HDL cholesterol < 1.03 mmol/l.