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. 2018 Mar 7;10(3):314. doi: 10.3390/nu10030314

Table 2.

Association between quintiles of iron intake (haem, non-haem and total) and components of metabolic syndrome in ISA-Capital. São Paulo, Brazil, 2008.

Models Quintiles of Iron Intake by Class, Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) p for Trend
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Hypertension or Hypertensive Drug Therapy for Hypertension
Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 1.63 (0.90–2.96) 1.27 (0.60–2.71) 1.55 (0.74–3.23) 1.51 (0.78–2.93) 0.345
Model adjusted a 1.00 1.72 (0.77–3.82) 1.39 (0.60–3.21) 2.14 (0.97–4.72) 1.59 (0.73–3.49) 0.183
Non-Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 0.96 (0.51–1.77) 0.78 (0.39–1.57) 0.99 (0.51–1.93) 0.54 (0.24–1.26) 0.226
Model adjusted b 1.00 0.73 (0.33–1.63) 0.65 (0.28–1.51) 0.78 (0.34–1.81) 0.40 (0.15–1.10) 0.135
Total Iron
Crude 1.00 1.21 (0.71–2.05) 1.14 (0.55–2.39) 0.66 (0.31–1.39) 0.79 (0.37–1.68) 0.279
Model adjusted c 1.00 0.85 (0.43–1.66) 0.93 (0.40–2.16) 0.51 (0.21–1.29) 0.57 (0.24–1.39) 0.154
Hyperglycaemia or Therapy for Elevated Glucose
Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 1.49 (0.69–3.22) 1.94 (0.76–4.99) 0.61 (0.23–1.59) 1.84 (0.75–4.54) 0.660
Model adjusted a 1.00 1.56 (0.56–4.34) 2.53 (0.98–6.57) 0.66 (0.18–2.33) 1.65 (0.63–4.33) 0.746
Non-Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 2.87 (0.96–8.57) 1.78 (0.56–5.63) 2.86 (1.19–6.89) 2.87 (0.99–8.36) 0.070
Model adjusted b 1.00 3.21 (1.11–9.27) 1.93 (0.60–6.26) 2.92 (1.10–7.72) 2.56 (0.83–7.93) 0.183
Total Iron
Crude 1.00 3.64 (1.27–10.44) 1.89 (0.64–5.57) 1.86 (0.76–4.50) 4.59 (1.71–12.29) 0.036
Model adjusted c 1.00 3.50 (1.28–9.61) 1.75 (0.56–5.43) 1.49 (0.54–4.11) 3.98 (1.21–13.12) 0.131
Elevated Triglycerides or Therapy for Elevated Triglycerides
Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 2.04 (0.92–4.52) 1.46 (0.81–2.63) 1.42 (0.70–2.90) 2.73 (1.25–5.96) 0.060
Model adjusted a 1.00 2.75 (1.13–6.73) 1.87 (0.95–3.66) 1.64 (0.77–3.50) 2.51 (1.06–5.91) 0.139
Non-Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 1.47 (0.77–2.81) 1.54 (0.79–3.01) 1.17 (0.63–2.15) 1.16 (0.52–2.58) 0.852
Model adjusted b 1.00 1.51 (0.71–3.18) 1.78 (0.85–3.72) 0.94 (0.44–2.03) 0.88 (0.31–2.47) 0.554
Total Iron
Crude 1.00 1.11 (0.51–2.43) 1.70 (0.88–3.27) 1.03 (0.54–2.00) 1.19 (0.55–2.56) 0.700
Model adjusted c 1.00 1.22 (0.54–2.76) 1.95 (1.00–3.86) 0.97 (0.43–2.18) 0.99 (0.43–2.28) 0.821
Reduced HDL-c (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol)
Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 1.27 (0.64–2.52) 0.88 (0.42–1.85) 0.81 (0.33–1.95) 1.70 (0.82–3.50) 0.506
Model adjusted a 1.00 1.22 (0.56–2.66) 1.15 (0.46–2.87) 1.06 (0.41–2.78) 2.09 (0.88–4.94) 0.189
Non-Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 0.71 (0.30–1.66) 0.73 (0.38–1.39) 0.89 (0.42–1.89) 1.26 (0.65–2.47) 0.477
Model adjusted b 1.00 0.68 (0.30–1.54) 0.67 (0.37–1.21) 0.87 (0.36–2.2) 1.16 (0.53–2.55) 0.641
Total Iron
Crude 1.00 0.55 (0.25–1.19) 0.68 (0.37–1.27) 0.65 (0.32–1.33) 1.21 (0.61–2.41) 0.604
Model adjusted c 1.00 0.50 (0.24–1.06) 0.58 (0.31–1.09) 0.57 (0.25–1.32) 1.16 (0.51–2.63) 0.746
Increased Waist Circumference
Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 1.72 (0.62–4.79) 0.99 (0.50–1.98) 0.85 (0.35–2.07) 1.14 (0.50–2.61) 0.650
Model adjusted d 1.00 1.61 (0.56–4.62) 1.18 (0.55–2.53) 0.95 (0.36–2.48) 0.99 (0.39–2.54) 0.644
Non-Haem Iron
Crude 1.00 1.51 (0.67–3.41) 1.04 (0.56–1.93) 1.39 (0.79–2.45) 1.29 (0.56–2.97) 0.555
Model adjusted e 1.00 1.38 (0.48–3.93) 1.03 (0.43–2.49) 1.39 (0.68–2.83) 1.23 (0.47–3.20) 0.659
Total Iron
Crude 1.00 1.42 (0.62–3.24) 0.94 (0.49–1.78) 1.31 (0.71–2.40) 1.42 (0.63–3.20) 0.426
Model adjusted f 1.00 0.97 (0.38–2.49) 0.72 (0.30–1.73) 1.25 (0.58–2.71) 1.00 (0.39–2.56) 0.837

a Adjusted for physical activity, gender, alcohol consumption, household per capita income, BMI, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, age, smoking status, race, total energy intake, misreporting, saturated fat, vitamin C and nonhaem iron intakes. b Adjusted for physical activity, gender, alcohol consumption, household per capita income, BMI, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, age, smoking status, race, total energy intake, misreporting, saturated fat, fibre, vitamin C and haem iron intakes. c Adjusted for physical activity, gender, alcohol consumption, household per capita income, BMI, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, age, smoking status, race, total energy intake, misreporting, saturated fat, fibre, vitamin C intakes. d Adjusted for physical activity, gender, alcohol consumption, household per capita income, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, age, smoking status, race, total energy intake, misreporting, saturated fat, vitamin C and non-haem iron intakes. e Adjusted for physical activity, gender, alcohol consumption, household per capita income, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, age, smoking status, race, total energy intake, misreporting, saturated fat, fibre, vitamin C and haem iron intakes. f Adjusted for physical activity, gender, alcohol consumption, household per capita income, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, age, smoking status, race, total energy intake, misreporting, saturated fat, fibre and vitamin C intakes.