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Table 7 Odds ratios for diabetes in subjects with vs. subjects without a high TG/HDL-C ratio defined by conventional cut-off values and new cut-off values in men and women

From: Comparison of discrimination for cardio-metabolic risk by different cut-off values of the ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol

 

Conventional cut-off value

Men, 3.75; women 3.00

New cut-off value

Men, 2.967; women, 2.237

Men

 Crude

4.44 (3.25–6.08)*

4.38 (3.15–6.09)*

 Adjusted

4.06 (2.95–5.57)*

3.99 (2.86–5.56)*

Women

 Crude

11.86 (5.68–24.77)*

11.34 (5.42–23.72)*

 Adjusted

11.73 (5.55–24.77)*

11.38 (5.40–24.00)*

  1. Odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals in parentheses are shown. Asterisks denote significant differences (p < 0.01) from the reference level (1.00). In multivariate analyses, age and histories of smoking, alcohol drinking and regular exercise were used as other explanatory variables (Adjusted)
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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