Table 4.

Odds ratios (95% CI) and p values for components of the metabolic syndrome by GGT and ferritin levels in women.

			Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
	Model 1†
MS (NCEP)	Abdominal obesity	OR (95% CI)	1	2.8 (1.9–4.2)	7.9 (4.7–13.1)
		p	—	0.006	0.000
	Hypertension	OR (95% CI)	1	1.9 (1.1–3.3)	5.8 (3.3–10.2)
		p	—	0.033	0.000
	High fasting glucose	OR (95% CI)	1	2.0 (0.9–4.8)	5.2 (2.2–12.2)
		p	—	0.061	0.000
	Hypertriglyceridemia	OR (95% CI)	1	2.9 (1.8–4.5)	5.9 (3.5–9.8)
		p	—	0.004	0.000
	Low HDL-C	OR (95% CI)	1	1.0 (0.7–1.4)	0.7 (0.4–1.0)
		p	—	0.925	0.170
MS (CDS)	Overweight or obesity	OR (95% CI)	1	3.9 (2.4–6.4)	6.3 (3.6–10.9)
		p	—	0.000	0.000
	Dyslipidemia	OR (95% CI)	1	0.9 (0.4–2.2)	1.5 (0.7–3.5)
		p	—	0.281	0.072
	Hypertension	OR (95% CI)	1	1.6 (1.0–2.6)	3.3 (2.1–5.3)
		p	—	0.038	0.001
	Hyperglycemia	OR (95% CI)	1	2.1 (1.2–4.0)	4.9 (2.5–9.7)
		p	—	0.019	0.000
Insulin resistance (WHO)		OR (95% CI)	1	1.9 (1.3–2.7)	2.2 (1.4–3.5)
		p	—	0.021	0.018
	Model 2‡
MS (NCEP)	Abdominal obesity	OR (95% CI)	1	1.8 (1.2–2.8)	2.8 (1.5–5.1)
		p	—	0.025	0.017
	Hypertension	OR (95% CI)	1	1.3 (0.7–2.4)	2.9 (1.5–6.0)
		p	—	0.384	0.015
	High fasting glucose	OR (95% CI)	1	1.5 (0.6–3.8)	3.6 (1.6–9.9)
		p	—	0.477	0.010
	Hypertriglyceridemia	OR (95% CI)	1	1.8 (1.1–3.1)	2.6 (1.4–5.2)
		p	—	0.034	0.021
	Low HDL-C	OR (95% CI)	1	0.9 (0.5–1.6)	0.8 (0.4–1.8)
		p	—	0.679	0.653
MS (CDS)	Overweight or obesity	OR (95% CI)	1	2.3 (1.1–4.9)	2.8 (1.7–5.2)
		p	—	0.023	0.015
	Dyslipidemia	OR (95% CI)	1	0.8 (0.3–2.3)	0.8 (0.4–2.4)
		p	—	0.946	0.878
	Hypertension	OR (95% CI)	1	1.4 (0.8–2.4)	2.3 (1.3–4.3)
		p	—	0.211	0.031
	Hyperglycemia	OR (95% CI)	1	1.5 (0.7–3.2)	2.8 (1.2–7.5)
		p	—	0.162	0.018
Insulin resistance (WHO)		OR (95% CI)	1	1.7 (1.1–2.6)	1.7 (1.3–3.4)
		p	—	0.032	0.028

Data are ORs (95% CI) and p values. ^†Before adjustment. ^‡After adjustment for place of residence, age, TC, LDL-C, UA, UACR, education, income, recreational physical activity, heavy drinking, heavy smoking, HBsAg, anti-HCV, AST, and ALT.