Sex difference in the association of metabolic syndrome with high sensitivity C-reactive protein in a Taiwanese population

Table 2 The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of having metabolic syndrome and abnormalities of its components for tertiles of hs-CRP

Variables	Adjusted OR (95% CI) ^a
	Men		P for	Women		P for
	Middle tertile (0.1-0.157 mg/l)	Upper tertile (> 0.157 mg/l)	trend	Middle tertile (0.1-0.163 mg/l)	Upper tertile (> 0.163 mg/l)	trend
Metabolic Syndrome (AHA/NHLBI)	1.60 (1.11-2.31)	2.30 (1.65-3.21)	< .0001	3.52 (2.28-5.42)	4.80 (3.31-6.97)	< .0001
Hyperglycemia	0.97 (0.67-1.41)	1.46 (1.05-2.04)	0.03	1.37 (0.91-2.07)	1.81 (1.28-2.55)	0.0008
Hypertriglyceridemia	1.44 (0.97-2.12)	1.93 (1.36-2.74)	0.0002	2.00 (1.22-3.29)	3.58 (2.38-5.39)	< .0001
Hypertension (%)^†	1.19 (0.80-1.77)	1.77 (1.22-2.57)	0.003	1.06 (0.70-1.60)	2.00 (1.41-2.83)	0.0001
Abdominal obesity (%)^†	1.50 (1.00-2.23)	1.89 (1.32-2.69)	0.0004	3.26 (2.10-5.06)	4.99 (3.41-7.29)	< .0001
Low HDL cholesterol	1.38 (0.96-1.99)	1.39 (1.00-1.94)	0.04	1.54 (1.07-2.23)	2.39 (1.73-3.30)	< .0001

^aLogistic regression adjusting for age, smoking, alcohol drinking and betel nut chewing.
American Heart Association and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (AHA/NHLBI)

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