Table 3.

OR (95% CI) for metabolic disorders according to quartiles of serum ferritin in Chinese adults (n = 8564)

		Ferritin (ng/mL)				p for trend
		Q1 (low)	Q2	Q3	Q4 (high)
Mena)
	High glucose	1.00	1.16 (0.82, 1.64)	1.33 (0.95, 1.87)	2.22 (1.61, 3.06)	<0.0001
	High BP	1.00	1.21 (0.90, 1.62)	1.08 (0.80, 1.45)	1.34 (1.01, 1.79)	0.187
	Low HDL-c	1.00	1.68 (1.07, 2.65)	2.39 (1.56, 3.67)	3.79 (2.50, 5.74)	<0.0001
	High TG	1.00	1.59 (1.18, 2.13)	2.48 (1.87, 3.28)	4.61 (3.49, 6.08)	<0.0001
	High WC	1.00	1.11 (0.53, 2.33)	2.05 (1.05, 3.98)	3.32 (1.75, 6.28)	<0.0001
	Overweight	1.00	1.27 (0.94, 1.71)	1.72 (1.29, 2.28)	3.01 (2.28, 3.98)	<0.0001
	Obesity	1.00	1.27 (0.66, 2.45)	1.77 (0.96, 3.26)	2.47 (1.36, 4.45)	0.010
	Diabetes	1.00	0.66 (0.39, 1.11)	1.23 (0.78, 1.94)	2.52 (1.66, 3.81)	<0.0001
	MetS	1.00	1.73 (0.94, 3.18)	2.50 (1.41, 4.44)	5.46 (3.17, 9.39)	<0.0001
Womena)
	High glucose	1.00	0.84 (0.26, 2.70)	2.64 (0.96, 7.26)	2.09 (0.73, 5.95)	0.051
	High BP	1.00	2.39 (0.78, 7.29)	2.01 (0.66, 6.13)	1.01 (0.31, 3.33)	0.163
	Low HDL-c	1.00	0.92 (0.48, 1.77)	0.86 (0.43, 1.69)	1.60 (0.80, 3.18)	0.229
	High TG	1.00	0.81 (0.36, 1.81)	1.32 (0.61, 2.87)	3.20 (1.48, 6.92)	0.001
	High WC	1.00	0.70 (0.33, 1.51)	0.99 (0.47, 2.06)	1.36 (0.64, 2.90)	0.358
	Overweight	1.00	0.89 (0.44, 1.78)	1.28 (0.65, 2.54)	1.70 (0.83, 3.45)	0.263
	Obesity	1.00	1.06 (0.17, 6.67)	2.67 (0.52, 7.82)	3.25 (0.61, 7.35)	0.306
	Diabetes	1.00	1.11 (0.17, 7.06)	1.86 (0.34, 6.23)	1.95 (0.35, 6.85)	0.793
	MetS	1.00	1.17 (0.36, 3.88)	2.37 (0.79, 7.09)	2.51 (0.82, 7.70)	0.192

BP, blood pressure.

^a)Adjusted for age, region, smoking, drinking, dietary factors (total energy intake, fat intake, and protein).