Table IV.

Association of serum lipids and %BF with sensitization to any allergen in Chinese men and women aged 18-39 years¹.

Serum Lipids and %BF	Any Sensitization
	Male		Female
	OR (%95_CI)	p value	OR (%95_CI)	p value
HDL + %BF
Model 1
HDL Q4	1.00		1.00
HDL Q3	1.13 (0.69,1.86)	0.625	1.25 (0.72,2.17)	0.430
HDL Q2	0.86 (0.52,1.42)	0.557	1.51 (0.86,2.65)	0.154
HDL Q1	0.93 (0.55,1.57)	0.791	1.88 (1.05,3.38)	0.034
%BF Q1	1.00		1.00
%BF Q2	1.30 (0.82,2.06)	0.270	0.92 (0.53,1.59)	0.758
%BF Q3	1.69 (1.04,2.75)	0.033	1.09 (0.64,1.89)	0.744
%BF Q4	2.15 (1.29,3.58)	0.003	1.09 (0.62,1.90)	0.764
Model 2
HDL <40 male;	3.70 (1.61,8.48)	0.002	1.52 (0.91,2.53)	0.112
HDL <50 female
%BF Q1	1.00		1.00
%BF Q2	1.24 (0.78,1.97)	0.357	0.92 (0.54,1.58)	0.771
%BF Q3	1.64 (1.01,2.67)	0.047	1.11 (0.64,1.91)	0.707
%BF Q4	1.94 (1.18,3.21)	0.010	1.11 (0.64,1.92)	0.718
LDL + %BF
Model 1
LDL Q1	1.00		1.00
LDL Q2	1.00 (0.64,1.57)	0.999	0.95 (0.56,1.61)	0.859
LDL Q3	1.70 (1.05,2.76)	0.032	0.95 (0.56,1.63)	0.863
LDL Q4	1.39 (0.85,2.30)	0.192	1.26 (0.72,2.22)	0.423
%BF Q1	1.00		1.00
%BF Q2	1.29 (0.82,2.05)	0.272	0.90 (0.52,1.56)	0.711
%BF Q3	1.66 (1.02,2.72)	0.043	1.08 (0.63,1.86)	0.771
%BF Q4	1.88 (1.11,3.19)	0.019	1.12 (0.65,1.95)	0.682
Model 2
LDL> 100	1.41 (0.77,2.59)	0.267	1.26 (0.66,2.41)	0.485
%BF Q1	1.00		1.00
%BF Q2	1.26 (0.80,1.99)	0.323	0.91 (0.53,1.58)	0.751
%BF Q3	1.65 (1.02,2.68)	0.043	1.09 (0.64,1.87)	0.753
%BF Q4	1.94 (1.16,3.24)	0.011	1.14 (0.66,1.99)	0.637

¹all models were adjusted for age (18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39), education (primary school or lower, junior middle school, high school or higher), occupation (farmer/non-farmer), Cockroach in house (no, occasional, some or many) and smoking status (current smoking (yes/no) in male, passive smoking(yes/no) in female).