Research Article

Association of Apolipoprotein A5 Gene 1131T C Polymorphism with the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Subjects

Table 4

Odds ratio of MS according to carriers of the minor allele of the APOA5 −1131T>C polymorphism.

SubjectsMAFTT/TC/CCOR (95% CI) value

Total (2901)MS0.336452/429/1231.322 (1.165, 1.501)
Control0.285952/808/137
Male (1040)MS0.352151/154/471.285 (1.050, 1.574)0.015
Control0.307323/308/57
Female (1861)MS0.327301/275/761.339 (1.138, 1.576)
Control0.273629/500/80

Abbreviations: MS: metabolic syndrome; MAF: minor allele frequency; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
Subjects: MS: subjects with ≥3 MS risk factors; control: subjects with <3 MS risk factors.
value: adjusted for age and/or sex in multiple logistic regression analysis in an additive model.
Bold indicates statistical significance ( ).