Table 2 Mean levels (95% confidence intervals) of individual components of the metabolic syndrome by tertile of biomarker in a model adjusted for age and gender

3.3

84.4 (83.0, 85.9)

78.0 (77.4, 78.7)

81.2 (73.8, 88.7)

47.7 (46.9, 48.6)

127.5 (126.0, 129.0)

83.2 (82.4, 84.0)

5.9

86.1 (84.7, 87.5)

80.9 (80.3, 81.5)

99.7 (92.4, 107.0)

45.7 (44.9, 46.6)

128.4 (126.9, 129.9)

84.2 (83.4, 85.0)

15.2

98.2 (96.8, 99.6)

83.7 (83.1, 84.3)

162.9 (155.7, 170.2)

42.4 (41.5, 43.2)

133.6 (132.2, 135.2)

87.1 (86.3, 87.9)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

234.3

84.2 (82.8, 85.7)

79.8 (79.2, 80.5)

110.9 (103.3, 118.6)

46.7 (45.8, 47.6)

127.7 (126.2, 129.2)

84.0 (83.1, 84.8)

329.0

87.8 (86.4, 89.3)

80.7 (80.6, 81.3)

109.9 (102.3, 117.6)

45.1 (44.3, 46.0)

129.1 (127.5, 130.5)

84.5 (83.7, 85.3)

421.4

96.9 (95.4, 98.3)

82.2 (81.5, 82.9)

125.1 (117.5, 132.7)

43.9 (43.0, 44.7)

133.0 (131.5, 134.5)

86.1 (85.3, 86.9)

P-value for linear trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.01

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

13.6

86.2 (84.8, 87.7)

79.0 (78.4, 79.7)

104.8 (97.1, 112.5)

46.0 (45.1, 46.9)

128.7 (127.2, 130.2)

83.8 (82.9, 84.6)

18.3

92.0 (90.5, 93.4)

81.4 (80.8, 82.0)

111.2 (103.6, 118.9)

45.0 (44.2, 45.9)

132.2 (130.7, 133.7)

85.9 (85.1, 86.7)

27.9

90.8 (89.4, 92.3)

82.3 (81.7, 82.9)

129.6 (122.1, 137.2)

44.7 (43.8, 45.5)

128.8 (127.3, 130.3)

84.9 (84.1, 85.7)

P-value for linear trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.04

0.49

0.20

36.0

90.8 (89.3, 92.3)

80.8 (80.1, 81.4)

104.1 (96.4, 111.8)

46.1 (45.2, 46.9)

127.1 (125.6, 128.6)

83.4 (82.6, 84.2)

48.8

90.4 (89.0, 91.9)

81.0 (80.3, 81.6)

113.2 (105.5, 120.8)

43.8 (43.0, 44.7)

129.7 (128.2, 131.2)

84.8 (84.0, 85.7)

89.5

87.9 (86.4, 89.3)

81.1 (80.4, 81.7)

128.3 (120.8, 135.9)

45.8 (44.9, 46.6)

132.9 (131.4, 134.3)

86.3 (85.5, 87.1)

P-value for linear trend

0.003

0.56

< 0.001

0.49

< 0.001

< 0.001