Table 3.

Odds ratios(95% CI) for metabolic syndrome and its components per SD of iron markers in the whole sample

	Z score log-sTfR		Z score log-ferritin		Z score log-sTfR/ferritin ratio
	Non-adjusted	Adjusted*	Non-adjusted	Adjusted*	Non-adjusted	Adjusted*
High glucose †	1.11 (0.95-1.29)	1.10 (0.92-1.30)	1.48 (1.27-1.74)	1.31 (1.06-1.61)	0.73 (0.62-0.85)	0.83 (0.68-1.02)
Low HDL-C	1.16 (0.98-1.36)	0.98 (0.76-1.25)	0.46 (0.38-0.56)	1.40 (1.06-1.84)	2.07 (1.69-2.53)	0.75 (0.57-0.98)
High TG	1.02 (0.88-1.19)	1.05 (0.89-1.24)	1.71 (1.44-2.03)	1.67 (1.34-2.09)	0.63 (0.53-0.75)	0.68 (0.55-0.83)
High BP¶	1.09 (0.93-1.28)	1.05 (0.88-1.27)	1.52 (1.30-1.78)	1.14 (0.90-1.44)	0.71 (0.61-0.84)	0.92 (0.74-1.14)
High WC	1.16 (0.97-1.39)	1.02 (0.84-1.24)	1.09 (0.91-1.29)	1.30 (1.01-1.68)	0.96 (0.81-1.15)	0.82 (0.65-1.04)
MetS	1.09 (0.94-1.27)	0.97 (0.82-1.15)	1.41 (1.21-1.65)	1.92 (1.52-2.43)	0.76 (0.65-0.88)	0.60 (0.49-0.75)

^*Age, fibrinogen levels, smoking status (yes/no/ex-smoker), alcohol consumption (no/yes), and sex/menopausal status (premenopausal women/postmenopausal women/men).

^†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. HDL-C, HDL cholesterol. MetS, metabolic syndrome. Significant associations are show in bold (P<0.05).