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Table 3 Association of serum testosterone level and metabolic syndrome stratified by menopausal status

From: The association between serum testosterone levels and metabolic syndrome among women

Serum testosterone level (ng/mL)

Postmenopausal

Premenopausal

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Unadjusted

Adjusted

OR [95CI]b

Pc

OR [95CI]

P

OR [95CI]

P

OR [95CI]

P

Metabolic syndrome

 Q1 (< 12.99)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Q2 (12.99–19.38)

0.743 [0.537–1.029]

 

0.689 [0.486–0.977]

0.05

0.678 [0.416–1.107]

 

0.739 [0.417–1.309]

 

 Q3 (19.39–28.38)

0.787 [0.552–1.122]

 

0.701 [0.480–1.023]

 

0.408 [0.249–0.670]

0.001

0.439 [0.248–0.779]

0.01

 Q4 (≥ 28.40)

0.655 [0.443–0.970]

0.05

0.606 [0.399–0.922]

0.05

0.394 [0.243–0.640]

0.001

0.464 [0.261–0.825]

0.01

Elevated waist circumference (> 88 cm)

 Q1 (< 12.99)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Q2 (12.99–19.38)

1.010 [0.698–1.462]

 

0.982 [0.558–1.728]

 

0.733 [0.464–1.156]

 

0.823 [0.367–1.843]

 

 Q3 (19.39–28.38)

1.144 [0.756–1.729]

 

0.809 [0.422–1.552]

 

0.704 [0.454–1.092]

 

0.919 [0.411–2.054]

 

 Q4 (≥ 28.40)

1.188 [0.756–1.867]

 

1.108 [0.552–2.223]

 

0.695 [0.452–1.070]

 

0.916 [0.409–2.050]

 

Elevated serum triglycerides (≥ 150 mg/dL)

 Q1 (< 12.99)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Q2 (12.99–19.38)

0.755 [0.547–1.043]

 

0.679 [0.485–0.952]

0.05

0.657 [0.408–1.058]

 

0.672 [0.404–1.120]

 

 Q3 (19.39–28.38)

0.631 [0.441–0.904]

0.05

0.581 [0.399–0.845]

0.01

0.486 [0.304–0.777]

0.01

0.560 [0.338–0.928]

0.05

 Q4 (≥ 28.40)

0.368 [0.240–0.563]

0.01

0.381 [0.244–0.592]

0.001

0.499 [0.316–0.789]

0.01

0.622 [0.376–1.030]

 

Reduced HDL-C (< 50 mg/dL)

 Q1 (< 12.99)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Q2 (12.99–19.38)

0.724 [0.514–1.017]

 

0.656 [0.459–0.938]

0.05

0.733 [0.471–1.142]

 

0.815 [0.503–1.322]

 

 Q3 (19.39–28.38)

0.854 [0.592–1.231]

 

0.788 [0.538–1.153]

 

0.559 [0.363–0.859]

0.01

0.497 [0.309–0.801]

0.01

 Q4 (≥ 28.40)

0.613 [0.403–0.930]

0.05

0.620 [0.401–0.959]

0.05

0.531 [0.347–0.810]

0.01

0.442 [0.273–0.714]

0.001

Elevated serum glucose level (≥ 110 mg/dL)

 Q1 (< 12.99)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Q2 (12.99–19.38)

0.839 [0.611–1.152]

 

0.926 [0.663–1.293]

 

0.928 [0.522–1.651]

 

0.962 [0.526–1.757]

 

 Q3 (19.39–28.38)

0.803 [0.568–1.137]

 

0.831 [0.576–1.199]

 

0.692 [0.391–1.226]

 

0.890 [0.486–1.631]

 

 Q4 (≥ 28.40)

0.989 [0.679–1.439]

 

0.829 [0.557–1.234]

 

0.510 [0.285–0.913]

0.05

0.793 [0.422–1.489]

 
  1. aAdjusted: Logistic regression model adjusted for Age, BMI, and Race
  2. bOR [95CI]: Odds Ratio [95% Confident Interval]
  3. cP value: Results from logistic regression models, including statistically significant results exclusively