. 2012 Jan 20;5(4):1092–1098. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2012.761

Table II.

The distribution of the continuous variables with GGT quartile.

	GGT baseline (U/l)

	<13 (n=641)	13–18 (n=487)	>18–28 (n=510)	>28 (n=567)
Age (years)	43.8 (13.3)	48.5 (13.4)	49.0 (13.3)	48.5 (13.0)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.03 (1.02–1.04)^b	1.030 (1.02–1.04)^b	1.028 (1.02–1.04)^b
Body mass index (kg/m²)	22.4 (2.8)	23.1 (2.7)	24.1 (3.0)	24.9 (3.1)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.10 (1.05–1.15)^b	1.24 (1.19–1.30)^b	1.355 (1.30–1.42)^b
Waist circumference (cm)	75.1 (7.9)	78.5 (8.4)	82.1 (8.6)	85.5 (8.8)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.05 (1.05–1.15)^b	1.11 (1.05–1.15)^b	1.16 (1.05–1.15)^b
Hip circumference (cm)	92.4 (6.0)	93.2 (5.9)	95.2 (6.5)	96.4 (6.3)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.02 (1.00–1.04)^a	1.08 (1.06–1.10)^b	1.11 (1.09–1.14)^b
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)	114.5 (11.5)	118.2 (10.7)	119.8 (10.0)	121.5 (9.9)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.03 (1.05–1.15)^b	1.05 (1.05–1.15)^b	1.06 (1.05–1.15)^b
Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)	73.5 (8.0)	75.3 (7.3)	76.7 (7.0)	77.7 (7.2)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.03 (1.02–1.05)^b	1.06 (1.04–1.08)^b	1.08 (1.06–1.10)^b
Glucose (mmol/l)	5.3 (0.9)	5.4 (0.8)	5.6 (1.0)	5.8 (1.4)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.35 (1.13–1.61)^a	1.62 (1.37–1.91)^b	1.86 (1.58–2.18)^b
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	1.0 (0.8)	1.3 (0.9)	1.6 (1.2)	1.9 (1.3)
OR (95% CI)	reference	2.29 (1.84–2.84)^b	3.44 (2.81–4.22)^b	4.12 (3.36–5.05)^b
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.3 (0.8)	4.6 (0.9)	4.8 (0.9)	4.8 (0.9)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.46 (1.27–1.68)^b	2.00 (1.74–2.30)^b	2.00 (1.74–2.29)^b
HDL (mmol/l)	1.6 (0.4)	1.4 (0.4)	1.5 (0.4)	1.5 (0.4)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.81 (1.30–2.52)^b	2.90 (2.08–4.03)^b	4.33 (3.17–5.93)^b
LDL (mmol/l)	2.3 (0.8)	2.5 (0.8)	2.7 (0.8)	2.8 (0.8)
OR (95% CI)	reference	1.56 (1.33–1.82)^b	2.02 (1.73–2.36)^b	2.15 (1.84–2.50)^b
GGT (U/l)	10.4 (2.2)	15.9 (1.4)	22.5 (2.5)	40.2 (10.7)

P<0.01;

P<0.001.