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Table 5 Logistic regression for components of MetS (hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL) and vitamin D status using the Institute of Medicinea cutoffs among employees in a private Lebanese university

From: The relationship between hypovitaminosis D and metabolic syndrome: a cross sectional study among employees of a private university in Lebanon

 

Odds Ratio (OR)

95% C.I

P value

Lower

Upper

Hypertriglyceridemia1

 Vitamin D status

2.383

1.357

4.184

.002

 BMI kg/m2

2.683

1.843

3.908

.000

 Age, years

1.046

1.021

1.072

.000

 Gender

.358

.205

.625

.000

Low HDL2

 Education

.691

.507

.942

.019

 Smoking

2.117

1.256

3.571

.005

 Vitamin D status

1.783

1.050

3.029

.032

  1. aVitamin D status defined as Adequate: 25hydroxyvitamin D ≥ 20 ng/mL and inadequate: 25 hydroxyvitamin D < 20 ng/mL
  2. 1triglycerides level ≥ 150 mg/dL [63]
  3. Model statistics: R2 = 36.3%, Omnibus test p < 0.001, Hosmer Lemeshow test p = 0.156
  4. 2HDL cholesterol levels< 40 mg/dL in men or < 50 mg/ dL in women [63]
  5. Model statistics: R2 = 8.7%, Omnibus test p < 0.001, Hosmer Lemeshow test p = 0.717
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