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Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014 Sep 11;34(11):2478–2485. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.304085

TABLE 4.

Results of multi-adjusted regression models of case-control studies on the association between the metabolic syndrome, its components and VTE

Metabolic syndrome and VTE
Risk factor	OR	95% CI
Metabolic syndrome	1.91	1.57-2.33
Age	1.00	0.99-1.01
Obesity^*	1.56	1.28-1.89
Male sex	1.67	1.42-1.97
Components of the metabolic syndrome and VTE
Abdominal obesity^†	1.66	1.36-2.02
HDL cholesterol <40/50 mg/dL^°	1.48	1.24-1.77
Blood pressure ≥130/85 mmHg^°	1.41	1.17-1.70
Fasting glucose ≥100 mg/dL^°	1.26	1.04-1.53
Triglycerides≥150 mg/dL^°	1.24	1.02-1.51
Age	1.00	0.99-1.01
Obesity^*	1.22	0.99-1.52
Male sex	1.64	1.38-1.94

Caucasian patients: BMI > 30 Kg/m² Asian patients: BMI > 25 Kg/m²

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Caucasian patients: waist circumference > 102 cm for men and > 88 cm for women; Asian patients: waist circumference > 90 cm for men and > 80 cm for women

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Patients currently receiving drug therapy for hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidemia (only statins) were defined as having those disorders.