Higher Serum Neuropeptide Y Levels Are Associated with Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity in Obese Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Effect size of NPY on MUO in subgroups.

Characteristic	Effect size (95% CI)		for interaction
Sex			0.3303
Male	1.09 (1.03–1.16)	0.0039
Female	1.05 (0.98–1.12)	0.1906
Age (years)			0.4595
≤45	1.09 (1.03–1.15)	0.0041
>45	1.05 (0.98–1.13)	0.1603
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.5591
25–28	1.06 (1.01–1.12)	0.0166
≥28	1.09 (1.02–1.16)	0.0078

The effect size of association was quantified by OR and 95% CI. Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, WC, WHR, TC, LDL-C, and HbA1c except the subgroup variable.