Adiponectin in eutrophic and obese children as a biomarker to predict metabolic syndrome and each of its components

Table 3 Odds ratio of developing MetS according to adiponectin tertile value

Variable	OR	95% CI	P
Gender (female)	0.8	0.28; 2.46	0.737
Age (years)	0.8	0.57; 1.12	0.200
BMI (percentile)	2.0	1.20; 3.39	0.008
HOMA-IR	1.4	1.10; 1.73	0.006
Adiponectin tertile*
3	1	-	-
2	4.8	0.84; 26.83	0.078
1	10.3	2.05; 48.16	0.005

Values obtained through logistic regression analysis, the final model included whole study population (obese and eutrophic children) adjusted for BMI (body mass index) percentile, gender, age and HOMA-IR values. *Tertiles used are according to nutritional status of each child as shown in Table 2.

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