Research Article

Pathway-Driven Approaches of Interaction between Oxidative Balance and Genetic Polymorphism on Metabolic Syndrome

Table 5

Associations of the OBS with metabolic related disorders by OBS quantile.

CharacteristicsQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4 trend

Metabolic syndrome, (%)547 (26)314 (27)510 (23)186 (20)<0.001
Metabolic components, (%)
 Abdominal obesity686 (30)416 (36)753 (34)305 (34)0.071
 Hypertriglyceridemia748 (36)382 (33)631 (29)235 (26)<0.001
 Low HDL cholesterol1087 (53)667 (57)1294 (59)539 (59)0.005
 High blood pressure486 (24)287 (25)432 (20)161 (18)0.267
 High fasting glucose465 (23)244 (21)392 (18)131 (14)0.163
MetS score<0.001
CRP (mg/dL)0.013
WBC (103/µL)<0.001

CRP, C-reactive protein; WBC; white blood cell count; trend was assessed by χ2 test or general linear regression for linear trend.