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. 2012 Aug 31;34:e2012004. doi: 10.4178/epih/e2012004

Table 5.

Independent association between ELC and MS after adjustment.

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Values are presented as OR (95% confidence interval).

Model 1: adjusted for age.

Model 2: adjusted for age, hypertension, smoking, obesity, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, family history of premature coronary artery disease.

Model 3: adjusted for age, hypertension, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, family history of premature coronary artery disease.

ELC, earlobe crease; MS, metabolic syndrome; NCEP ATP III, National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; IDF, International Diabetes Federation.