Table 5.
Odds ratios for MetS of plasma chromium concentrations by subgroup
| Participant | % | Quartiles of plasma chromium concentrations | Per 1 μg/L Chromium | P for interaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||||
| subgroup | |||||||
| Age | 0.056 | ||||||
| < 50 | 40.1 | 1 | 0.89 (0.69–1.16) | 1.05 (0.81–1.37) | 0.72 (0.52–0.98) | 0.97 (0.91–1.03) | |
| ≥ 50 | 59.9 | 1 | 0.76 (0.61–0.95) | 0.66 (0.53–0.82) | 0.60 (0.48–0.74) | 0.92 (0.89–0.96) | |
| Sex | 0.161 | ||||||
| Women | 39.6 | 1 | 0.87 (0.67–1.14) | 0.98 (0.75–1.28) | 0.76 (0.58–0.99) | 0.96 (0.92–1.01) | |
| Men | 60.4 | 1 | 0.73 (0.58–0.91) | 0.69 (0.55–0.86) | 0.56 (0.44–0.70) | 0.91 (0.88–0.95) | |
| BMI | 0.537 | ||||||
| < 24 | 49.3 | 1 | 0.73 (0.56–0.95) | 0.79 (0.60–1.03) | 0.61 (0.46–0.80) | 0.93 (0.89–0.98) | |
| ≥ 24 | 50.7 | 1 | 0.93 (0.71–1.22) | 0.78 (0.60–1.00) | 0.68 (0.52–0.89) | 0.94 (0.90–0.98) | |
| Physical activity | 0.271 | ||||||
| No | 59.8 | 1 | 0.74 (0.60–0.93) | 0.82 (0.66–1.03) | 0.64 (0.51–0.81) | 0.93 (0.89–0.97) | |
| Yes | 40.2 | 1 | 0.89 (0.67–1.17) | 0.76 (0.58–0.99) | 0.62 (0.47–0.81) | 0.94 (0.89–0.98) | |
| Smoking | 0.229 | ||||||
| No | 69.2 | 1 | 0.85 (0.69–1.04) | 0.86 (0.70–1.05) | 0.70 (0.57–0.87) | 0.94 (0.91–0.98) | |
| Yes | 30.8 | 1 | 0.67 (0.49–0.92) | 0.67 (0.49–0.91) | 0.49 (0.35–0.67) | 0.91 (0.86–0.97) | |
| Drinking alcohol | 0.314 | ||||||
| No | 71.2 | 1 | 0.85 (0.70–1.04) | 0.86 (0.70–1.05) | 0.62 (0.50–0.76) | 0.93 (0.90–0.96) | |
| Yes | 28.8 | 1 | 0.65 (0.48–0.90) | 0.67 (0.49–0.91) | 0.67 (0.48–0.93) | 0.94 (0.88–1.00) | |
Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, education, current smoking status, current alcohol drinking status, physical activity and family history of diabetes
Abbreviations: MetS Metabolic syndrome, SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index