Table 3.

Threshold effects of TG/HDL-C ratio on the risk of positive pus or blood culture in segmented linear regression models

Threshold of TG/HDL-C ratio	OR (95%CI)	P value
Crude (unadjusted) model
< 9.2	1.1(1.1–1.2)	< 0.001
> 9.2	1.0(1.0–1.0)	0.461
Adjusted model I
< 9.4	1.1(1.1–1.2)	< 0.001
> 9.4	1.0(1.0–1.0)	0.437
Adjusted model II
< 9.4	1.1(1.1–1.2)	< 0.001
> 9.4	1.0(1.0–1.0)	0.419
Adjusted model III
< 8.9	1.1(1.0-1.2)	< 0.001
> 8.9	1.0(1.0–1.0)	0.760

Adjusted model I: gender and age-adjusted, Adjusted model II: controlled for gender, age, diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, and statin use, Adjusted model III: controlled for gender, age, diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, and statin use, white blood cells, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval