Research Article
Association between Serum Ferritin and Blood Lipids: Influence of Diabetes and hs-CRP Levels
Table 1
Sample characteristics according to ferritin status (mean values and standard deviations; numbers and percentages).
| | Total | | | | value | | Variables | () | () | () | () |
| | Age (years) | | | | | <0.0001 | | ≥60 years | 2275 (27.9) | 33 (7.7) | 2033 (29.3) | 209 (26.8) | <0.0001 | | Risk factors | | | | | | | Systolic pressure (mmHg) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Myocardial infarction | 81 (0.99) | 2 (0.47) | 75 (1.08) | 4 (0.51) | 0.6651 | | Cardiovascular stroke | 114 (1.4) | 2 (0.47) | 100 (1.44) | 12 (1.54) | 0.2080 | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Obesity () | 338 (4.14) | 7 (1.62) | 278 (4.00) | 53 (6.79) | <0.0001 | | Waist circumference (cm) | | | | | | | Men | | | | | <0.0001 | | Women | | | | | <0.0001 | | Central obesity | 3135 (38.4) | 154 (35.7) | 2634 (37.9) | 347 (44.4) | 0.0005 | | Diabetes (%) | 679 (8.32) | 12 (2.78) | 519 (7.47) | 148 (18.95) | <0.0001 | | Diabetes (men) (%) | 327 (8.63) | 6 (11.76) | 215 (6.91) | 106 (16.85) | <0.0001 | | Diabetes (women) (%) | 342 (7.92) | 6 (1.59) | 295 (7.78) | 41 (27.33) | <0.0001 | | High CRP level (0-3.0 mg/L) | 1394 (17.08) | 32 (7.42) | 1185 (17.05) | 177 (22.66) | <0.0001 | | Dietary factors | | | | | | | Energy intake (kcal/day) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Fat intake (g/day) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Protein intake (g/day) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Carbohydrate intake (g/day) | | | | | 0.006 | | Analytical values | | | | | | | HbA1c (%) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Urea (mmol/L) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Uric acid (mg/dL) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Apolipoprotein A-1 (g/L) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Apolipoprotein B (g/L) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Lipoprotein (mg/dL) | | | | | 0.0799 | | Creatinine (μmol/L) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Insulin (μIU/mL) | | | | | 0.0003 | | Insulin (men) (μIU/mL) | | | | | 0.1149 | | Insulin (women) (μIU/mL) | | | | | 0.0113 | | Antidiabetic drugs | | | | | | | Oral drugs | 182 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 146 (2.10) | 36 (4.61) | <0.0001 | | CRP (mg/L) | | | | | <0.0001 | | Insulin injection | 51 (0.62) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (0.60) | 9 (1.15) | 0.0125 |
|
|
Data are given as the or (%). |
