Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals for the individual components of MetS by SF tertile among Indigenous people; healthy Taiwanese men and women aged ≥19 years (n 330)
| SF tertile†,‡ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| MetS component | Ref. | Adjusted OR | 95 % CI | Adjusted OR | 95 % CI | P for trend |
| Blood pressure ≥135/85 mmHg | 1·000 | 0·733 | 0·401, 1·338 | 1·696 | 0·920, 3·128 | 0·078 |
| Fasting serum glucose ≥110 mg/dl | 1·000 | 1·328 | 0·744, 2·370 | 2·558 | 1·346, 4·859 | 0·022 |
| TAG ≥150 mg/dl | 1·000 | 1·165 | 0·652, 2·082 | 2·165 | 1·218, 3·850 | 0·049 |
| HDL-C <40 mg/dl (men), <50 mg/dl (women) | 1·000 | 1·737 | 0·968, 3·117 | 2·076 | 1·150, 3·745 | 0·040 |
| WC ≥90 cm (men), ≥80 cm (women) | 1·000 | 1·087 | 0·591, 1·999 | 1·846 | 0·978, 3·484 | 0·147 |
MetS, metabolic syndrome; SF, serum ferritin; Ref., reference category; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol.
†Age- and gender-adjusted.
‡Indigenous SF tertile cut-off values by gender: 123·2 ng/ml, 260·4 ng/ml for males; 52·4 ng/ml, 147·6 ng/ml for females.