Variations of Lipoprotein(a) Levels in the Metabolic Syndrome: A Report from the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study
Table 7
Logistic regression model of risk factors for the metabolic syndrome. The Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study, 2013.
Model 1*
Model 2**
Crude odds ratio (CI 95%a)
Adjusted odds ratio (CI 95%)
Adjusted odds ratioc (CI 95%)
Lp(a) (mg/dL)
<18.40
1.00
—
1.00
—
1.00
—
18.40–33.84
0.97 (0.76–1.24)
0.82
0.65 (0.45–0.94)
0.03
0.67 (0.46–0.97)
0.03
≥33.85
1.73 (1.33–2.26)
<0.01
0.76 (0.50–1.14)
0.19
0.82 (0.54–1.23)
0.33
hs-CRP (mg/L)
<0.25
1.00
—
1.00
—
1.00
—
0.25–0.61
1.18 (0.87–1.60)
0.28
1.02 (0.72–1.44)
0.93
1.02 (0.72–1.44)
0.92
≥0.62
2.62 (1.95–3.53)
<0.01
2.47 (1.75–3.49)
<0.01
2.47 (1.75–3.48)
<0.01
LDL-C (mg/dL)
<100.67
1.00
—
1.00
—
—
—
100.67–131.99
1.92 (1.51–2.46)
<0.01
1.59 (1.11–2.28)
0.01
—
—
≥132.0
3.24 (2.54–4.13)
<0.01
1.81 (1.26–2.59)
<0.01
—
—
Corrected LDL-C (mg/dL)
<93.2
1.00
—
—
—
1.00
—
93.2–123.61
1.75 (1.37–2.23)
<0.01
—
—
1.51 (1.06–2.16)
0.02
≥123.62
3.00 (2.36–3.81)
<0.01
—
—
1.71 (1.20–2.43)
<0.01
Confidence interval (95%). bLevel of significance.
*Adjusted by gender, ethnic group, age group, Lp(a) classification, hs-CRP tertiles, and LDL-C tertiles.
**Adjusted by gender, ethnic group, age group, Lp(a) classification, hs-CRP tertiles, and corrected LDL-C tertiles.
