Summary of log linear models fitted to metabolic variables to predict the number of men with metabolic syndrome
| Four variable model (combined cohort) | Five variable model (Caerphilly cohort) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiles | Medians | Tertiles | Medians | ||
| Total men | 4197 | 4197 | 1896 | 1896 | |
| Actual number of men with metabolic syndrome according to definition | 154 | 463 | 50 | 167 | |
| Number of men with metabolic syndrome predicted by pairwise association model | 154.4 | 466.9 | 55.8 | 177.7 | |
| Lack of fit test for pairwise association model χ2statistic | 3.7 | 9.3 | 18.2 | 22.3 | |
| df | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |
| p value | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.13 | |