Table 5.
Associations of the OBS with metabolic related disorders by OBS quantile.
| Characteristics | Q1 (n = 2069) | Q2 (n = 1169) | Q3 (n = 2195) | Q4 (n = 910) | p trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolic syndrome, n (%) | 547 (26) | 314 (27) | 510 (23) | 186 (20) | <0.001 |
| Metabolic components, n (%) | |||||
| Abdominal obesity | 686 (30) | 416 (36) | 753 (34) | 305 (34) | 0.071 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 748 (36) | 382 (33) | 631 (29) | 235 (26) | <0.001 |
| Low HDL cholesterol | 1087 (53) | 667 (57) | 1294 (59) | 539 (59) | 0.005 |
| High blood pressure | 486 (24) | 287 (25) | 432 (20) | 161 (18) | 0.267 |
| High fasting glucose | 465 (23) | 244 (21) | 392 (18) | 131 (14) | 0.163 |
| MetS score | 1.68 ± 1.30 | 1.71 ± 1.28 | 1.60 ± 1.25 | 1.51 ± 1.25 | <0.001 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 1.66 ± 3.19 | 1.49 ± 2.69 | 1.55 ± 3.93 | 1.35 ± 3.18 | 0.013 |
| WBC (103/µL) | 6.70 ± 2.04 | 6.35 ± 1.79 | 6.20 ± 1.82 | 5.97 ± 1.71 | <0.001 |
CRP, C-reactive protein; WBC; white blood cell count; p trend was assessed by χ2 test or general linear regression for linear trend.