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. 2017 Sep 7;6:32. doi: 10.1186/s40169-017-0162-5

Table 4.

Association between metabolic risk factors and HbA1c levels at baseline and follow up

Variables HbA1c (baseline) X2, df (p value) p value HbA1c (follow-up) X2, df (p value) p value
Poor (n = 167) Good (n = 74) aOR (95% CI) Poor (n = 130) Good (n = 30) aOR (95% CI)
Gender 0.18, 1 (0.675) 0.96, 1 (0.328)
 Male 67 (40.4) 32 (43.2) 1.0# 56 (43.1) 10 (33.3) 1.0#
 Female 99 (59.6) 42 (56.8) 1.13 (0.65–1.96) 0.673 74 (56.9) 20 (66.7) 0.66 (0.29–1.52) 0.413
BMI 1.35, 3 (0.718) 4.38, 3 (0.224)
 Underweight 5 (3.0) 4 (5.4) 0.49 (0.12–1.94) 0.445 2 (1.6) 0 (0.0)
 Normal 77 (46.7) 30 (40.5) 1.0# 56 (43.4) 12 (40.0) 1.0#
 Overweight 53 (32.1) 26 (35.1) 0.79 (0.42–1.49) 0.519 45 (34.90 7 (23.3) 1.38 (0.50–3.78) 0.619
 Obese 30 (18.2) 14 (18.9) 0.83 (0.39–1.79) 0.695 26 (20.2) 11 (36.7) 0.50 (0.19–1.29) 0.216
SBP 2.22,1 (0.136) 0.47, 1(0.491)
 Normal 86 (51.8) 46 (62.2) 1.0# 74 (56.9) 15 (50.0) 1.0#
 High SBP 80 (48.2) 28 (37.8) 1.53 (0.87–2.68) 0.161 56 (43.1) 15 (50.0) 0.76 (0.34–1.68) 0.544
DBP 0.16, 1 (0.692) 0.022, 1 (0.883)
 Normal 121 (72.9) 55 (75.3) 1.0# 98 (75.4) 23 (76.7) 1.0#
 High DBP 45 (27.1) 18 (24.7) 1.14 (0.60–2.14) 0.752 32 (24.6) 7 (23.3) 1.07 (0.42–2.73) 1.000
TC 2.42, 1 (0.12) 0.49, 1 (0.483)
 Good 101 (61.2) 53 (71.6) 1.0# 84 (65.6) 21 (72.4) 1.0#
 High 64 (38.8) 21 (28.4) 1.60 (0.88–2.89) 0.144 44 (34.4) 8 (27.6) 1.38 (0.56–3.36) 0.522
TG 0.00, 1 (0.985) 1.42, 1 (0.233)
 Good 137 (82.5) 61 (82.4) 1.0# 119 (93.0) 25 (86.2) 1.0#
 High 29 (17.5) 13 (17.6) 0.99 (0.48–2.04) 1.000 9 (7.0) 4 (13.8) 0.47 (0.14–1.68) 0.262
HDL-c 0.11, 1 (0.743) 0.46, 1 (0.499)
 Good 132 (79.0) 57 (77.0) 1.0# 39 (30.5) 7 (24.1) 1.0#
 Low 35 (21.0) 17 (23.0) 0.90 (0.46–1.73) 0.737 89 (69.5) 22 (75.9) 0.73 (0.29–1.84) 0.652
Non-HDL 0.25, 1 (0.620) 0.002, 1 (0.962)
 Normal 79 (47.9) 38 (51.4) 1.0# 58 (45.3) 13 (44.8) 1.0#
 High 86 (52.1) 36 (48.6) 1.15 (0.66–1.99) 0.675 70 (54.7) 16 (55.2) 0.98 (0.44–2.21) 1.000
LDL-c 0.05,1 (0.817) 0.53,1 (0.465)
 Good 74 (44.8) 32 (43.2) 1.0# 49 (38.3) 9 (31.0) 1.0#
 High 91 (55.2) 42 (56.8) 0.94 (0.54–1.630 0.888 79 (61.7) 20 (69.0) 0.73 (0.31–1.72) 0.528

Logistic regression model, adjusted for age and medication. 1.0#: reference point for odds ratio

X 2, df Chi square value, degrees of freedom, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval