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Table 3 Post-hoc analysis comparing levels of Gal-4 in obese subjects with or without prevalent diabetes

From: Galectin-4 levels in hospitalized versus non-hospitalized subjects with obesity: the Malmö Preventive Project

 

Subjects without diabetes

Subjects with diabetes

 

n = 255

n = 262

 

HO n = 198; NHO n = 57

HO n = 209; NHO n = 53

Model 1

OR (CI95%)

p

OR (CI95%)

p

Galectin-4

1.52 (0.99–2.53)

0.111

2.45 (1.38–4.35)

0.002

Age

1.06 (1.01–1.12)

0.024

1.07 (1.01–1.13)

0.016

Sex

1.08 (0.56–2.09)

0.824

0.62 (0.29–1.35)

0.228

Model 2

OR (CI95%)

p

OR (CI95%)

p

Galectin-4

1.45 (0.84–2.49)

0.172

2.26 (1.25–4.07)

0.007

Age

1.06 (1.00-1.12)

0.039

1.03 (0.97–1.10)

0.279

Sex

0.93 (0.44–1.96)

0.843

0.41 (0.18–0.97)

0.043

Total choles§terol

0.92 (0.67–1.25)

0.574

0.60 (0.44–0.81)

0.001

Current smoker

1.97 (0.74–5.29)

0.177

1.01 (0.38–2.68)

0.991

Hypertension

1.09 (0.46–2.57)

0.849

0.84 (0.23–3.03)

0.784

BMI

1.08 (0.95–1.23)

0.250

0.94 (0.86–1.03)

0.200

FPG

1.89 (0.88–3.99)

0.063

1.15 (0.80–1.63)

0.454

  1. Values are odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals. Bold values denote statistical significance at the p<0.05
  2. BMI body mass index, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HO hospitalized subjects with obesity, NHO non hospitalized subjects with obesity