Table 3 Adjusted ORs (95% CI) of MetS and its components according to the quartiles of MUAC

1.00

1.79 (1.60–2.02)

3.28 (2.91–3.70)

5.77 (5.08–6.54)

< 0.001

1.00

1.77 (1.56–2.01)

3.25 (2.85–3.70)

5.71 (4.97–6.56)

< 0.001

1.00

1.55 (1.35–1.78)

2.49 (2.17–2.86)

3.24 (2.79–3.76)

< 0.001

1.00

1.23 (1.07–1.42)

1.68 (1.45–1.95)

1.77 (1.51–2.09)

< 0.001

1.00

2.50 (2.22–2.81)

5.67 (5.00–6.43)

15.31 (13.17–17.81)

< 0.001

1.00

2.47 (2.18–2.81)

5.52 (4.82–6.31)

14.70 (12.49–17.31)

< 0.001

1.00

2.29 (2.00–2.61)

4.69 (4.08–5.40)

10.57 (8.93–12.52)

< 0.001

1.00

1.41 (1.20–1.65)

2.03 (1.71–2.40)

3.46 (2.81–4.25)

< 0.001

1.00

1.27 (1.13–1.43)

1.66 (1.48–1.87)

2.15 (1.91–2.42)

< 0.001

1.00

1.26 (1.11–1.43)

1.64 (1.45–1.86)

2.11 (1.86–2.40)

< 0.001

1.00

1.18 (1.03–1.34)

1.45 (1.27–1.65)

1.65 (1.44–1.88)

< 0.001

1.00

1.04 (0.91–1.18)

1.16 (1.02–1.33)

1.17 (1.01–1.35)

< 0.001

1.00

1.44 (1.23–1.69)

1.81 (1.55–2.11)

2.34 (2.02–2.72)

< 0.001

1.00

1.39 (1.17–1.65)

1.81 (1.54–2.14)

2.23 (1.90–2.62)

< 0.001

1.00

1.26 (1.06–1.50)

1.49 (1.26–1.77)

1.52 (1.28–1.80)

< 0.001

1.00

1.21 (1.02–1.45)

1.36 (1.14–1.64)

1.40 (1.17–1.67)

< 0.001

1.00

1.45 (1.27–1.66)

1.70 (1.49–1.93)

2.18 (1.91–2.48)

< 0.001

1.00

1.36 (1.18–1.58)

1.68 (1.45–1.94)

2.06 (1.79–2.37)

< 0.001

1.00

1.29 (1.11–1.50)

1.50 (1.30–1.74)

1.68 (1.45–1.95)

< 0.001

1.00

1.23 (1.06–1.43)

1.38 (1.19–1.61)

1.46 (1.24–1.71)

< 0.001

1.00

1.28 (1.13–1.45)

1.48 (1.32–1.72)

1.51 (1.33–1.73)

< 0.001

1.00

1.28 (1.12–1.47)

1.51 (1.04–1.34)

1.54 (1.35–1.76)

< 0.001

1.00

1.23 (1.08–1.41)

1.41 (1.23–1.61)

1.38 (1.20–1.57)

< 0.001

1.00

1.14 (0.99–1.32)

1.15 (1.00–1.32)

1.25 (1.09–1.44)

< 0.001