Metabolic syndrome related health inequalities in Korean elderly: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHAES)

Table 4 Odds Ratios (OR) for metabolic syndrome factors by quartiles of Appendicular Skeletal Muscles (ASM) mass as percentage of body

	Q1 (n = 148)	Q2 (n = 148)		Q3 (n = 147)		Q4 (n = 147)		p ^a
	OR	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	p ^a
Waist circumference (cm)^a	1.00	0.270	0.131-0.556	1.817	1.160-2.846	0.882	0.559-1.390	<0.001
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl)	1.00	0.768	0.408-1.444	0.990	0.588-1.664	0.791	0.477-1.312	0.543
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	1.00	0.677	0.250-2.240	1.802	0.670-4.847	2.455	0.763-7.901	0.109
TG (triglyceride) (mg/dl)	1.00	1.526	0.835-2.790	0.668	0.312-1.433	0.886	0.523-1.501	0.080
Blood Pressure (mm Hg)	1.00	0.542	0.233-1.259	1.227	0.666-2.261	1.093	0.543-2.200	0.261

Note. ^aBased on multiple logistic regression analysis, with Quartiles of ASM Mass as Percentage of Body.
Q1: <13.87%, Q2: 13.87-16.39%, Q3: 16.39-20.46, Q4: >20.46.

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