Adipokines and Sexual Hormones Associated with the Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Pharmacologically Untreated Subjects: Data from the Brisighella Heart Study

Table 3

Factors associated to the single metabolic syndrome components in men and women.

MS component	Men			Women
	Variable	OR	95% CI	Variable	OR	95% CI
Waist circumference	Uric acid	2.21	1.3–3.6	L/A ratio	4.43	1.87–10.47
Blood pressure	L/A ratio	4.73	1.01–14.43	Testosterone	2.18	1.09–4.36
				L/A ratio	2.19	1.01–6.02
Fasting plasma glucose	Estrone	1.01	1.01–1.05	Adiponectin	0.86	0.76–0.97
Triglycerides	L/A ratio	2.87	1.23–6.67	Uric acid	1.85	1.18–2.91
HDL-cholesterol	L/A ratio	2.84	1.22–6.61	Uric acid	1.93	1.23–3.01

L/A: Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio.