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. 2014 Feb 14;6:19. doi: 10.1186/1758-5996-6-19

Table 4.

Association of demographic variables, components of metabolic syndrome, and salivary leptin with high levels of plasma leptin in logistic regression model

 
 
 
High level of plasma leptin (> 9.525 ng/ml)
Independent variable Plasma leptin (ng/ml) ≤ 9.525 Plasma leptin (ng/ml) > 9.525 Crude OR (95% CI) p Adjusted OR (95% CI) p
Age (years)
46.50 (42.00-54.75)
48.00 (40.25-56.00)
1.010 (.975-1.047)
.581
1.043 (.971-1.120)
.246
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
Male (reference)
38 (29.69%)
15 (11.72%)
 
 
 
 
Female
26 (20.31%)
49 (38.28%)
4.774 (2.224-10.247)
<.001*
91.224 (13.397-621.151)
<.001*
Body mass index (kg/m2)
22.81 (21.18-24.74)
27.31 (23.87-29.96)
1.368 (1.207-1.549)
<.001*
1.621 (1.212-2.168)
.001*
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
89.00 (68.25-201.25)
160.50 (104.50-226.50)
1.002 (.999-1.005)
.124
.998 (.993-1.003)
.358
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)
60.00 (45.50-66.75)
47.50 (40.00-55.75)
.970 (.947-.994)
.015*
.966 (.938-.996)
.024*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
125.50 (114.25-136.00)
128.00 (117.00-140.00)
1.012 (.989-1.036)
.310
.973 (.906-1.044)
.444
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
80.00 (71.25-89.00)
81.00 (75.00-87.00)
1.007 (.973-1.043)
.684
1.037 (.942-1.142)
.458
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)
94.00 (88.25-106.00)
99.50 (92.25-107.75)
.994 (.986-1.002)
.142
.987 (.969-1.005)
.143
Waist circumference (cm)
81.00 (74.00-86.00)
90.50 (86.00-94.75)
1.109 (1.060-1.161)
<.001*
1.099 (.978-1.236)
.113
Salivary Leptin (pg/ml) 45.26 (13.92-92.06) 30.19 (16.28-50.76) .999 (.993-1.004) .643 1.004 (.995-1.013) .356

Data presented as median (25th-75th percentile).

*statistical significance