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Table 4 Association of covariates with total WBC count and resistin

From: Shift work is associated with metabolic syndrome in male steel workers-the role of resistin and WBC count-related metabolic derangements

Factor

Total WBC count

Resistin

β-coefficient (95% CI)a

p value

β-coefficient (95% CI)a

p value

Body mass index

0.25 (0.09 to 0.13)

< 0.0001

0.14 (0.00 to 0.62)

0.048

Waist circumference

0.26 (0.04 to 0.05)

< 0.0001

0.12 (− 0.02 to 0.21)

0.10

Systolic BP

0.16 (0.01 to 0.02)

< 0.0001

0.13 (− 0.01 to 0.16)

0.08

Diastolic BP

0.15 (0.02 to 0.03)

< 0.0001

0.11 (− 0.03 to 0.21)

0.14

Fasting glucose

0.09 (0.00 to 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.24 (0.07 to 0.28)

0.001

HbA1C

0.17 (0.23 to 0.41)

< 0.0001

0.15 (0.05 to 3.54)

0.04

Total cholesterol

0.04 (0.00 to 0.01)

0.12

− 0.01 (− 0.04 to 0.03)

0.90

Triglyceride

0.25 (0.00 to 0.01)

< 0.0001

0.21 (0.01 to 0.03)

0.01

HDL-cholesterol

− 0.20 (− 0.04 to − 0.03)

< 0.0001

− 0.23 (− 0.26 to − 0.06)

0.001

LDL-cholesterol

0.03 (− 0.00 to 0.01)

0.18

− 0.04 (− 0.05 to 0.03)

0.57

Uric acid

0.10 (0.07 to 0.19)

< 0.0001

0.11 (− 0.19 to 1.55)

0.12

Shift work

0.16 (0.39 to 0.70)

< 0.0001

0.17 (0.49 to 5.38)

0.02

Metabolic syndrome (NCEP-ATP III)b

0.22 (0.64 to 0.99)

< 0.0001

0.17 (0.53 to 5.73)

0.02

  1. WBC white blood cell, BP blood pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein
  2. aAdjusted for age using multiple linear regression analysis
  3. bThe definition and criteria of NCEP-ATP III metabolic syndrome are described in the text