Table 2 Univariate cox regression analyses for MetS

Sex,n(%)

Female

3145 (52.91)

Reference

Male

2799 (47.09)

2.65 (2.28, 3.08)

< 0.001

Ethnic group, n (%)

Non-han

81 (1.36)

Reference

Han

5863 (98.64)

0.79 (0.45, 1.38)

0.402

Marital status, n (%)

Unmarried

201 (3.46)

Reference

Married

5605 (96.54)

7.22 (2.96, 17.60)

< 0.001

Age, years, n (%)

< 40

727 (12.23)

Reference

>=40, < 60

3509 (59.03)

1.93 (1.42, 2.60)

< 0.001

>=60

1708 (28.73)

4.15 (3.05, 5.63)

< 0.001

Current smoking, n (%)

No

4991 (83.97)

Reference

Yes

953 (16.03)

2.02 (1.09, 3.74)

0.025

Current drinking, n (%)

No

5169 (86.96)

Reference

Yes

775 (13.04)

2.35 (1.42, 3.88)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m²

21.89 ± 1.60

1.70 (1.60, 1.81)

< 0.001

Waist, cm

79.50 ± 7.44

1.20 (1.17, 1.23)

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

124.92 ± 19.21

1.04 (1.03, 1.04)

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

72.54 ± 11.39

1.04 (1.04, 1.05)

< 0.001

TP, g/L

71.73 ± 4.08

1.04 (1.03, 1.06)

< 0.001

ALT, U/L

16.80 (12.75, 22.90)

1.02 (1.02, 1.03)

< 0.001

AST, U/L

21.47 ± 12.44

1.02 (1.01, 1.02)

< 0.001

Cre, µmol/L

67.71 ± 15.35

1.02 (1.01, 1.02)

< 0.001

BUN, mmol/L

5.08 ± 1.36

1.19 (1.13, 1.25)

< 0.001

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m²

95.15 ± 18.93

0.99 (0.99, 1.00)

0.006

TC, mmol/L

4.93 ± 0.99

0.94 (0.88, 1.01)

0.099

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.77 ± 0.80

1.00 (0.91, 1.09)

0.944

TG, mmol/L

1.42 ± 0.89

3.79 (3.41, 4.22)

< 0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.44 ± 0.32

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

< 0.001

FBG, mmol/L

5.25 ± 1.19

1.73 (1.62, 1.84)

< 0.001

VFA, cm²

130.69 ± 62.92

1.024 (1.022, 1.025)

< 0.001

SFA, cm²

91.79 ± 35.46

1.007 (1.006, 1.009)

< 0.001

TFA, cm²

222.48 ± 76.65

1.020 (1.018, 1.021)

< 0.001

VFA/SFA

1.62 ± 1.02

1.945 (1.819, 2.080)

< 0.001