Table 4

Multivariable model of predictors of MetS at enrolment

VariableOR (95% CI)
Average corticosteroid dose, mg/day1.02 (1.00 to 1.03)
Age, years1.04 (1.03 to 1.06)
Korean ethnicity6.33 (3.68 to 10.86)
Hispanic ethnicity6.20 (3.78 to 10.12)
Active renal disease1.79 (1.14 to 2.80)
Immunosuppression use*1.81 (1.18 to 2.78)
  • Variables reflect current exposures, recorded at enrolment.

  • Includes azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclophosphamide, ciclosporin, methotrexate.

  • MetS, metabolic syndrome.