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

Table 3 The ORs of MetS associated with a 1-SD increase in ln hs-CRP stratified by the status of obesity, microalbuminuria, insulin resistance, cardiovascular risk, and arteriosclerosis for men and women

	P for interaction of sex and hs-CRP	Adjusted OR (95% CI) ^a
Variables		Men	Women
Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR≧2.53)
No	0.031	1.29 (1.07-1.55)**	1.19 (0.96-1.47)
Yes	0.057	1.26 (0.98-1.65)	1.93 (1.40-2.78)***
Insulin resistance (insulin≧10.40 μU/ml)
No	0.081	1.26 (1.04-1.52)*	1.40 (1.11-1.76)**
Yes	0.043	1.26 (0.94-1.75)	1.57 (1.09-2.34)*
High % fat mass
No	0.073	1.26 (1.07-1.49)**	1.35 (1.10-1.65)**
Yes	0.026	1.10 (0.78-1.60)	1.58 (1.15-2.25)**
Microalbuminuria (ACR≧30 μg/min)
No	0.072	1.28 (1.08-1.53)**	1.48 (1.21-1.81)***
Yes	0.043	1.29 (0.99-1.72)	1.83 (1.35-2.58)***
High Framingham risk factors
No	0.042	1.24 (1.03-1.50)*	1.39 (1.12-1.73)**
Yes	0.053	1.33 (1.05-1.72)*	1.82 (1.35-2.54)***
Arterial stiffness
No	0.115	1.21 (0.84-1.71)	1.51 (1.07-2.12)*
Yes	0.034	1.27 (1.09-1.50)**	1.58 (1.29-1.95)***

^aLogistic regression adjusting for age, smoking, alcohol drinking and betel chewing.
Framingham risk factors³³
*:p < 0.05; **:p < 0.01; ***:p < 0.001.

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