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. 2018 Jan 20;10(1):e2089. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2089

Table 5. Risk factors associated with hypertriglyceridemia.

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.

Factors Sample size Hypertriglyceridemia p-value OR 95% CI
Overall 280        
Gender          
Male 156 28 (17.9%) <0.05 0.45 0.21–0.95
Female 124 11 (8.9%)      
Binge drinking          
Yes 87 16 (18.4%) <0.05 1.67 0.83–​​​​​​​3.4
No 193 23 (11.9%)      
Current smoking          
Yes 21 7 (33%) <0.05 3.5 1.34–​​​​​​​9.5
No 259 32 (12%)