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Table 3 Results from linear partial least squares regression analysis with 2 components: Exam yea r is a binary variable [1996 coded 0, 2006 coded 1); Birth yea r is centered at 1937; Age is centered at 20 years.

From: Unravelling the effects of age, period and cohort on metabolic syndrome components in a Taiwanese population using partial least squares regression

  

Men

Women

BMI

     
 

Birth year

0.00

(-0.02 to 0.01)

-0.03

(-0.04 to -0.03)

 

Exam year

0.93

(0.09 to 1.77)

-0.93

(-1.18 to -0.68)

 

Age

0.03

(0.01 to 0.04)

0.02

(0.01 to 0.02)

SBP

     
 

Birth year

-0.02

(-0.05 to 0.01)

-0.14

(-0.18 to -0.11)

 

Exam year

-0.49

(-2.00 to 1.03)

-3.14

(-4.89 to -1.40)

 

Age

0.01

(-0.01 to 0.02)

0.09

(0.05 to 0.12)

DBP

     
 

Birth year

-0.11

(-0.13 to -0.09)

-0.11

(-0.13 to -0.09)

 

Exam year

-2.96

(-4.02 to -1.9)

-4.12

(-5.37 to -2.87)

 

Age

0.05

(0.02 to 0.08)

0.02

(-0.02 to 0.05)

FPG

     
 

Birth year

-0.19

(-0.23 to -0.15)

-0.06

(-0.09 to -0.04)

 

Exam year

-5.84

(-7.72 to -3.95)

1.81

(0.53 to 3.09)

 

Age

0.07

(0.01 to 0.12)

0.12

(0.09 to 0.15)

TG

     
 

Birth year

-0.60

(-0.87 to -0.32)

-0.49

(-0.56 to -0.42)

 

Exam year

-2.08

(-21.7 to 17.55)

-9.58

(-12.71 to -6.45)

 

Age

0.66

(0.41 to 0.92)

0.32

(0.22 to 0.43)

HDL

     
 

Birth year

0.08

(0.05 to 0.10)

0.07

(0 to 0.14)

 

Exam year

4.97

(2.60 to 7.33)

3.25

(0.24 to 6.27)

 

Age

0.05

(-0.01 to 0.10)

0.01

(-0.03 to 0.04)

LDL

     
 

Birth year

-0.17

(-0.27 to -0.06)

-0.32

(-0.39 to -0.25)

 

Exam year

8.71

(-24.51 to 41.92)

-0.44

(-24.86 to 23.99)

 

Age

0.45

(-0.42 to 1.32)

0.32

(0.25 to 0.39)

UA

     
 

Birth year

0.00

(0.00 to 0.01)

0.00

(0.00 to 0.00)

 

Exam year

-0.20

(-0.29 to -0.11)

-0.27

(-0.37 to -0.17)

 

Age

-0.01

(-0.01 to -0.01)

0.00

(0.00 to 0.00)

  1. Abbreviation: body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), Low-density lipoproteins (LDL), uric acid (UA).