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Table 3 Odds ratios (95% CI) for the prevalence of hypertension according to the quartile groups of serum ferritin levels in each daytime workers and shift workers

From: Association between serum ferritin and hypertension according to the working type in Korean men: the fifth Korean National Health and nutrition examination survey 2010–2012

 

Odds ratio (95% confidence intervals)

Variables

Daytime workers

Shift workers

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Quartiles of ferritin (ng/mL)

 Quartile 1 (≤ 66.82)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Quartile 2 (66.83–100.78)

1.037 (0.811–1.327)

1.125 (0.853–1.484)

1.168 (0.690–1.976)

1.364 (0.738–2.518)

 Quartile 3 (100.79–149.13)

1.127 (0.865–1.469)

1.274 (0.959–1.691)

0.958 (0.571–1.608)

1.088 (0.582–2.031)

 Quartile 4 (> 149.13)

1.297 (1.015–1.657)

1.372 (1.027–1.833)

1.726 (1.015–2.935)

2.009 (1.042–3.873)

  1. FBS fasting blood sugar, TC total cholesterol, TIBC total iron-binding capacity, BMI body mass index
  2. aAdjusted for age, FBS, TC, TIBC, BMI, alcohol intake and smoking status