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Table 2 Partial correlations between change in serum ferritin level and change in levels of MetS components

From: Serum ferritin levels and the development of metabolic syndrome and its components: a 6.5-year follow-up study

 

Men r (95% CI)

Women r (95% CI)

Waist

0.21 (0.11 to 0.35)***

0.15 (0.05 to 0.24)**

Triglycerides

0.20 (0.11 to 0.31)***

0.09 (-0.01 to 0.17)

HDL-C

-0.12 (-0.25 to -0.01)*

-0.13 (-0.22 to -0.02)*

Glucose

0.20 (0.07 to 0.33)***

0.08 (-0.02 to 0.18)

Systolic BP

-0.03 (-0.15 to 0.11)

0.02 (-0.07 to 0.12)

Diastolic BP

0.03 (-0.11 to 0.18)

0.03 (-0.09 to 0.13)

  1. *p <0.05, **p <0.01, ***p <0.001.
  2. Adjusted for age, baseline smoking, baseline physical activity, baseline use of alcohol, baseline serum ferritin level, baseline body mass index and baseline high sensitivity C-reactive protein.
  3. HDL: high density cholesterol; Systolic BP: systolic blood pressure; Diastolic BP:diastolic blood pressure.