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. 2012 Sep 26;96(5):970–976. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.040204

TABLE 3.

ORs (and 95% CIs) of the metabolic syndrome and its components according to palmitoleic acid quartiles1

Palmitoleic acid quartiles
1 2 3 4 P2
Metabolic syndrome (no. of cases) 233 306 344 446
 Model 13 1.00 1.57 (1.26, 1.95) 2.04 (1.64, 2.54) 3.76 (3.01, 4.69) <0.001
 Model 24 1.00 1.58 (1.22, 2.05) 2.02 (1.55, 2.63) 3.50 (2.66, 4.59) <0.001
 Model 35 1.00 1.50 (1.14, 1.98) 1.77 (1.34, 2.35) 2.54 (1.90, 3.41) <0.001
Central obesity 326 362 381 431
 Model 1 1.00 1.21 (0.98, 1.50) 1.39 (1.13, 1.72) 1.90 (1.53, 2.35) <0.001
 Model 2 1.00 0.93 (0.68, 1.27) 0.92 (0.66, 1.27) 0.95 (0.68, 1.33) 0.76
 Model 3 1.00 0.93 (0.67, 1.30) 0.88 (0.63, 1.24) 0.79 (0.55, 1.12) 0.18
Hypertriglyceridemia 83 131 196 346
 Model 1 1.00 1.81 (1.34, 2.44) 3.17 (2.38, 4.21) 8.48 (6.42, 11.20) <0.001
 Model 2 1.00 1.80 (1.32, 2.44) 3.08 (2.30, 4.14) 7.88 (5.90, 10.52) <0.001
 Model 3 1.00 1.74 (1.24, 2.43) 2.97 (2.16, 4.10) 5.95 (4.33, 8.19) <0.001
Reduced HDL cholesterol 237 312 330 437
 Model 1 1.00 1.53 (1.23, 1.90) 1.66 (1.34, 2.06) 3.05 (2.45, 3.80) <0.001
 Model 2 1.00 1.48 (1.18, 1.87) 1.54 (1.22, 1.93) 2.57 (2.03, 3.24) <0.001
 Model 3 1.00 1.40 (1.11, 1.78) 1.41 (1.11, 1.79) 2.13 (1.66, 2.72) <0.001
Elevated blood pressure 463 557 541 589
 Model 1 1.00 1.70 (1.37, 2.13) 1.61 (1.29, 2.01) 2.15 (1.71, 2.70) <0.001
 Model 2 1.00 1.73 (1.35, 2.21) 1.56 (1.22, 2.00) 1.91 (1.47, 2.47) <0.001
 Model 3 1.00 1.75 (1.36, 2.25) 1.56 (1.21, 2.01) 1.86 (1.41, 2.44) <0.001
Hyperglycemia 333 305 304 314
 Model 1 1.00 0.92 (0.75, 1.14) 1.00 (0.80, 1.23) 1.10 (0.89, 1.36) 0.30
 Model 2 1.00 0.91 (0.73, 1.14) 0.96 (0.77, 1.20) 0.99 (0.79, 1.25) 0.92
 Model 3 1.00 0.88 (0.69, 1.11) 0.82 (0.65, 1.05) 0.81 (0.63, 1.05) 0.09
1

Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the updated National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria for Asian Americans.

2

Calculated by using multivariable logistic regression.

3

Adjusted for age, sex, region, and residence.

4

Adjusted as for model 1 plus physical activity, education, BMI (except when modeling associations for central obesity), smoking, drinking, family history of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, self-reported chronic diseases, total energy, carbohydrate intake as a percentage of total energy intake, dietary fiber, and red meat.

5

Adjusted as for model 2 plus adiponectin, retinol binding protein 4, plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.