Table 4 Association of plasma chromium concentrations with components of MetS
From: Association of plasma chromium with metabolic syndrome among Chinese adults: a case-control study
Variables | Quartiles of plasma chromium concentrations | Per 1 μg/L Chromium | P for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||
Chromium (μg/L) | <  3.27 | 3.28–4.46 | 4.47–5.87 | >  5.88 |  |  |
High waist circumference | ||||||
 Model 1 | 1 | 0.83 (0.70–0.98) | 0.92 (0.78–1.09) | 0.77 (0.64–0.91) | 0.98 (0.96–1.00) | 0.013 |
 Model 2 | 1 | 0.84 (0.71–1.00) | 0.94 (0.79–1.11) | 0.78 (0.66–0.93) | 0.98 (0.96–1.00) | 0.004 |
 Model 3 | 1 | 0.87 (0.70–1.08) | 0.88 (0.71–1.09) | 0.77 (0.61–0.95) | 0.99 (0.95–1.01) | 0.035 |
High triglycerides | ||||||
 Model 1 | 1 | 0.73 (0.62–0.87) | 0.68 (0.57–0.81) | 0.67 (0.56–0.80) | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) | < 0.001 |
 Model 2 | 1 | 0.72 (0.60–0.85) | 0.67 (0.56–0.79) | 0.66 (0.55–0.79) | 0.96 (0.94–0.99) | < 0.001 |
 Model 3 | 1 | 0.72 (0.60–0.86) | 0.64 (0.54–0.77) | 0.67 (0.55–0.80) | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) | < 0.001 |
Low HDL cholesterol | ||||||
 Model 1 | 1 | 1.09 (0.91–1.30) | 1.13 (0.95–1.35) | 0.80 (0.66–0.96) | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) | 0.129 |
 Model 2 | 1 | 1.02 (0.85–1.22) | 1.12 (0.93–1.34) | 0.83 (0.68–1.01) | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) | 0.013 |
 Model 3 | 1 | 1.04 (0.86–1.25) | 1.12 (0.93–1.34) | 0.84 (0.69–1.03) | 1.00 (0.97–1.02) | 0.048 |
High blood pressure | ||||||
 Model 1 | 1 | 0.96 (0.79–1.15) | 1.25 (1.03–1.52) | 0.96 (0.79–1.17) | 1.01 (0.98–1.03) | 0.932 |
 Model 2 | 1 | 0.95 (0.78–1.15) | 1.24 (1.02–1.51) | 0.98 (0.80–1.20) | 1.01 (0.98–1.03) | 0.898 |
 Model 3 | 1 | 0.96 (0.79–1.17) | 1.22 (0.99–1.49) | 1.01 (0.82–1.24) | 1.01 (0.98–1.04) | 0.832 |
High blood glucose | ||||||
 Model 1 | 1 | 0.73 (0.61–0.88) | 0.67 (0.56–0.79) | 0.54 (0.45–0.64) | 0.93 (0.91–0.96) | < 0.001 |
 Model 2 | 1 | 0.71 (0.59–0.85) | 0.65 (0.54–0.77) | 0.53 (0.44–0.64) | 0.93 (0.91–0.96) | < 0.001 |
 Model 3 | 1 | 0.72 (0.60–0.87) | 0.63 (0.52–0.76) | 0.53 (0.44–0.64) | 0.93 (0.91–0.96) | < 0.001 |