Table 2.
Odds ratios(95% CI) for metabolic syndrome and its components per sex/menopausal-specific SD of the iron markers in the study subjects categorised by sex and menopausal status
| Z score log-sTfR | Z score log-ferritin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-adjusted | Adjusted* | Non-adjusted | Adjusted* | |
| Premenopausal women | ||||
| High glucose † | 1.35 (0.87-2.09) | 1.23 (0.77-1.95) | 0.89 (0.59-1.36) | 1.01 (0.65-1.58) |
| Low HDL-C | 1.18 (0.71-1.96) | 1.14 (0.68-1.90) | 0.95 (0.54-1.65) | 0.96 (0.51-1.79) |
| High TG | 1.35 (0.87-2.12) | 1.29 (0.80-2.08) | 1.51 (0.96-2.39) | 1.51 (0.94-2.44) |
| High BP¶ | 1.35 (0.91-1.99) | 1.29 (0.84-1.92) | 0.95 (0.66-1.36) | 0.96 (0.66-1.40) |
| High WC | 1.07 (0.77-1.49) | 1.01 (0.71-1.43) | 0.79 (0.56-1.11) | 0.79 (0.54-1.15) |
| MetS | 1.32 (0.90-1.92) | 1.21 (0.81-1.79) | 1.13 (0.80-1.59) | 1.24 (0.85-1.80) |
| Postmenopausal women | ||||
| High glucose † | 1.08 (0.86-1.37) | 1.009 (0.78-1.29) | 1.23 (0.97-1.56) | 1.20 (0.94-1.52) |
| Low HDL-C | 1.22 (0.66-2.28) | 1.45 (0.74-2.84) | 0.76 (0.41-1.40) | 0.81 (0.45-1.45) |
| High TG | 0.99 (0.78-1.25) | 0.97 (0.75-1.24) | 1.26 (0.98-1.61) | 1.28 (0.99-1.64) |
| High BP¶ | 1.13 (0.83-1.56) | 0.94 (0.66-1.34) | 1.14 (0.85-1.52) | 1.08 (0.77-1.51) |
| High WC | 1.10 (0.59-2.03) | 1.00 (0.50-1.97) | 1.10 (0.63-1.94) | 0.98 (0.51-1.90)Ψ |
| MetS | 0.99 (0.69-1.43) | 0.83 (0.54-1.26) | 1.65 (1.17-2.31) | 1.65 (1.11-2.46) |
| Men | ||||
| High glucose † | 1.20 (0.94-1.52) | 1.10 (0.85-1.41) | 1.37 (1.07-1.75) | 1.42 (1.10-1.84) |
| Low HDL-C | 0.93 (0.72-1.21) | 0.94 (0.72-1.24) | 1.61 (1.21-2.15) | 1.60 (1.19-2.15) |
| High TG | 1.03 (0.81-1.30) | 1.07 (0.84-1.38) | 1.69 (1.29-2.21) | 1.71 (1.29-2.26) |
| High BP¶ | 1.13 (0.87-1.46) | 0.97 (0.72-1.29) | 1.15 (0.89-1.48) | 1.21 (0.91-1.61) |
| High WC | 1.30 (1.00-1.70) | 1.16 (0.87-1.55) | 1.53 (1.18-1.98) | 1.62 (1.22-2.15) |
| MetS | 1.05 (0.83-1.33) | 0.95 (0.74-1.22) | 1.90 (1.44-2.50) | 2.02 (1.51-2.70) |
Age, fibrinogen levels, smoking status (yes/no/ex-smoker) and alcohol consumption (no/yes).
Includes additionally individuals who reported current use of oral hypoglycemic medications or insulin regardless of fasting glucose values.
Includes additionally individuals who reported current use of antihypertensive medications regardless of blood pressure values. TG, triglycerides. BP, blood pressure.. WC, waist circumference.
59 cases were omitted because in the category of ex-smoker all of the subjects had high WC. HDL-C, HDL cholesterol. MetS, metabolic syndrome. Significant associations are show in bold (P<0.05).