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Table 2 Association between presence of metabolic risk with sociodemographic indicators in adolescents (n = 1,152)

From: Metabolic risk is associated with sociodemographic characteristics in adolescents from both rural and urban regions from southern Brazil

 

Presence of metabolic risk

PR (CI 95%)

p

Sex

 Male

1

 

 Female

1.00 (0.97; 1.03)

0.839

Area of residence

 Urban

1

 

 Rural

0.98 (0.95; 1.02)

0.295

Socioeconomic status

 High (A-B)

1

 

 Medium (C)

1.03 (0.99; 1.06)

0.117

 Low (D-E)

1.01 (0.94; 1.09)

0.804

Skin color

 White

1

 

 Non-white

0.96 (0.93; 0.99)

0.015

  1. Poisson regression, considering as a dependent variable the metabolic risk, in a dichotomized way (absence versus presence); analyzes for sexual maturation and age. PR prevalence ratio, CI 95% confidence interval