Table 5 Associations between individuals' characteristics and clusters membership in women, Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (1999–2014)

Age (years)

0.94(0.93–0.96)

<0.001

1.01(1.00–1.02)

0.021

1.04(1.02–1.05)

<0.001

1.08(1.07–1.09)

<0.001

1.04(1.03–1.06)

<0.001

1.09(1.08–1.10)

<0.001

Education

 Level 3 (> 12 years)

Reference

 Level 1 (0–8 years)

1.40(0.85–2.30)

0.186

1.65(1.13–2.41)

0.009

1.12(0.72–1.73)

0.579

1.16(0.85–1.59)

0.351

0.92(0.59–1.41)

0.713

1.14(0.84–1.54)

0.388

 Level 2 (9–12 years)

0.87(0.48–1.56)

0.648

1.03(0.61–1.63)

0.890

0.74(0.39–1.38)

0.365

0.40(0.23–0.69)

0.001

0.32(0.14–0.70)

0.003

0.38(0.22–0.65)

0.001

Physical activity level

 High

Reference

 Low

0.76(0.61–0.95)

0.017

0.90(0.73–1.12)

0.372

0.79(0.60–1.05)

0.115

0.92(0.74–1.15)

0.511

0.81(0.60–1.09)

0.172

1.03(0.83–1.28)

0.758

Smoking

 Never

Reference

 Past

1.08(0.42–2.74)

0.869

1.26(0.56–2.54)

0.638

0.31(0.07–1.40)

0.129

1.31(0.67–2.56)

0.424

2.37(0.97–4.73)

0.057

1.06(0.53–2.04)

0.898

 Passive

0.99(0.76–1.29)

0.955

1.33(1.04–1.70)

0.019

1.15(0.82–1.62)

0.393

0.93(0.71–1.22)

0.630

1.63(1.16–2.29)

0.004

1.10(0.85–1.42)

0.468

 Current

1.25(0.82–1.89)

0.290

0.97(0.59–1.39)

0.671

0.82(0.43–1.46)

0.469

0.54(0.33–0.91)

0.020

1.30(0.66–2.07)

0.587

0.64(0.40–1.02)

0.063