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. 2021 May 15;2021:6634536. doi: 10.1155/2021/6634536

Table 4.

Age-adjusted OR for the association of metabolic syndrome and single metabolic components and standardized/z-scores of VAT mass in categories of body mass index (BMI): the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.

Metabolic factors zVATg (sqrt) zVATindex (kg/m2(sqrt)) zVAT%
Normal weight BMI overweight Obese Normal weight BMI overweight Obese Normal weight BMI overweight Obese
Women
Hypertension 1.38 (1.09–1.73) 1.70 (1.32–2.19) 1.30 (0.92–1.84) 1.42 (1.12–1.79) 1.75 (1.35–2.27) 1.34 (0.95–1.90) 1.17 (0.99–1.38) 1.45 (1.19–1.76) 1.23 (0.89–1.71)
Diabetes 1.54 (0.94–2.52) 2.24 (1.47–3.42) 3.68 (2.37–5.70) 1.73 (1.05–2.87) 2.42 (1.56–3.76) 3.60 (2.32–5.60) 1.60 (1.11–2.30) 1.98 (1.42–2.78) 2.10 (1.45–3.02)
Elevated triglycerides 2.37 (1.83–3.06) 2.89 (2.25–3.71) 2.37 (1.75–3.20) 2.50 (1.93–3.24) 3.02 (2.33–3.90) 2.46 (1.80–3.35) 1.64 (1.37–1.97) 2.18 (1.80–2.64) 2.12 (1.60–2.81)
Low HDL 1.94 (1.49–2.52) 2.10 (1.64–2.69) 2.18 (1.62–2.92) 2.05 (1.57–2.67) 2.22 (1.73–2.87) 2.19 (1.63–2.94) 1.55 (1.29–1.87) 1.80 (1.48–2.17) 1.82 (1.40–2.37)
Metabolic syndrome 1.91 (1.40–2.60) 2.30 (1.76–3.02) 2.86 (2.04–4.00) 2.06 (1.50–2.82) 2.46 (1.85–3.25) 2.91 (2.07–4.10) 1.55 (1.24–1.93) 1.91 (1.55–2.36) 2.22 (1.65–2.98)

Men
Hypertension 1.65 (1.22–2.23) 1.97 (1.51–2.56) 1.34 (0.87–2.07) 1.69 (1.25–2.29) 2.09 (1.60–2.74) 1.29 (0.82–2.01) 1.26 (1.03–1.55) 1.64 (1.33–2.01) 1.33 (0.88–2.01)
Diabetes 1.87 (1.02–3.43) 2.99 (1.95–4.59) 2.48 (1.51–4.06) 1.88 (1.03–3.44) 3.51 (2.23–5.51) 2.97 (1.79–4.95) 1.60 (1.03–2.49) 2.50 (1.76–3.55) 1.73 (1.12–2.66)
Elevated triglycerides 1.93 (1.41–2.65) 2.66 (2.09–3.38) 1.73 (1.19–2.52) 1.99 (1.44–2.73) 2.88 (2.25–3.70) 1.71 (1.17–2.50) 1.50 (0.20–1.87) 1.90 (1.58–2.28) 1.25 (0.90–1.74)
Low HDL 1.60 (1.14–2.26) 2.19 (1.71–2.81) 1.47 (1.03–2.09) 1.62 (1.15–2.29) 2.35 (1.81–3.04) 1.59 (1.11–2.28) 1.41 (1.10–1.80) 1.63 (1.34–1.98) 1.30 (0.94–1.78)
Metabolic syndrome 2.13 (1.42–3.20) 2.78 (2.10–3.68) 2.06 (1.40–3.03) 2.18 (1.45–3.27) 3.10 (2.31–4.16) 2.18 (1.47–3.25) 1.63 (1.22–2.18) 1.92 (1.54–2.39) 1.39 (0.99–1.94)

Women: VATg SD: 632.5; VATindex SD: 0.24; VAT% SD: 13.6. Men: VATg SD: 876.6; VATindex SD: 0.28; VAT% SD: 14.2.