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Table 4 Associations between anthropometric indices and the risk of cardio-metabolic risk factors by gender

From: Evaluation of the appropriate predictive contributor and diagnostic threshold for the cardio-metabolic syndrome in Chinese Uyghur adults

 

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Males

 MetS-rf

2.12 (1.54, 2.93)

<  0.001

 High BP

1.43 (0.97, 2.11)

0.071

 High FBG

2.00 (1.44, 2.78)

<  0.001

 High TG

2.83 (1.94, 4.12)

<  0.001

 High LDL-C

1.93 (1.24, 3.01)

0.004

 Low HDL-C

1.83 (1.32, 2.54)

<  0.001

Females

 MetS-rf

1.61 (1.26, 2.05)

<  0.001

 High BP

1.54 (1.12, 2.10)

0.007

 High FBG

1.34 (1.05, 1.70)

0.017

 High TG

1.94 (1.48, 2.55)

<  0.001

 High LDL-C

1.43 (1.03, 1.99)

0.033

 Low HDL-C

1.68 (1.27, 2.23)

<  0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BP blood pressure, CI confidence interval, FBG fasting blood glucose, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein, LDL-C low- density lipoprotein, MetS-rf metabolism syndrome risk factors, OR odds ratio, TG triglycerides. WC as category variable (cut-point values) for analysis; Adjusted age, family history of hypertension, family history of diabetes, family history of coronary heart disease, and family history of stroke, smoking and drinking status, physical activity, marital status, educational levels, hip circumference (females: ≥ 100 cm; males: ≥ 99 cm), and body mass index categories
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