Table 4.

Odds ratio and 95% CI for MetS score (number of MetS components) according to tertiles of serum sTWEAK concentrations

	Tertiles of sTWEAK concentrations
MetS score	1st tertile	2nd tertile	3rd tertile
	<453.1 ng/mL	453.1 to <706.4 ng/mL	≥706.4 ng/mL
Crude model:
2 vs ≤1	2.15 (0.96 - 4.79)	0.96 (0.49 - 1.88)	1.00 [Ref.]
3 vs ≤1	2.42 (1.06 - 5.51)	1.11 (0.56 - 2.22)	1.00 [Ref.]
≥4 vs ≤1	3.88 (1.66 - 9.06)	1.11 (0.52 - 2.36)	1.00 [Ref.]
Model 1:
2 vs ≤1	2.84 (1.22 - 6.62)	1.26 (0.62 - 2.58)	1.00 [Ref.]
3 vs ≤1	2.90 (1.23 - 6.81)	1.39 (0.66 - 2.90)	1.00 [Ref.]
≥4 vs ≤1	4.50 (1.87 - 10.82)	1.33 (0.61 - 2.93)	1.00 [Ref.]
Model 2:
2 vs ≤1	2.60 (1.09 - 6.22)	1.24 (0.60 - 2.58)	1.00 [Ref.]
3 vs ≤1	2.83 (1.16 - 6.87)	1.45 (0.67 - 3.01)	1.00 [Ref.]
≥4 vs ≤1	6.39 (2.42 - 16.85)	1.92 (0.80 - 4.61)	1.00 [Ref.]

Results expressed as odds ratios (95% CI) for the number of MetS components from logistic regression analysis. Sample size of each group of MetS components score is as follows: ≤1, n = 62; 2, n = 156; 3, n = 130; ≥4, n = 104. Abbreviations: MetS Metabolic Syndrome, sTWEAK soluble TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis.

Crude model: unadjusted; Model 1: Adjusted for gender and age: Model 2: Additionally adjusted for family history of diabetes and premature CHD (yes/no), educational level (primary education vs secondary/higher education), alcohol intake (g alcohol/d), smoking (current/not-current), physical activity (sedentary vs active) and eGFR.