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Table 3 Strengths of associations between studied factors and degenerative rotator cuff tear, in multivariable analyses

From: Associations of normal fasting glucose levels and of insulin resistance with degenerative rotator cuff tear

Including scale value of fasting glucose levels

Including categorical value of fasting glucose levels

Studied variables

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Studied variables

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Age (year)

1.49 (1.08–2.07)

0.015

Age (year)

1.50 (1.09–2.08)

0.013

Manual labor

3.21 (1.39–7.40)

0.006

Manual labor

3.40 (1.47–7.80)

0.004

Metabolic syndrome

3.37 (1.83–6.22)

< 0.001

Metabolic syndrome

3.27 (1.80–5.97)

< 0.001

Hypo-HDLemia

2.18 (1.09–4.35)

0.027

Hypo-HDLemia

2.38 (1.20–4.72)

0.011

Hyper-Non-HDLemia

2.44 (1.22–4.89)

0.012

Hyper-Non-HDLemia

2.67 (1.34–5.29)

0.005

TG/HDL ≥ 3.5

2.20 (1.08–4.48)

0.030

TG/HDL ≥ 3.5

2.30 (1.16–4.59)

0.018

Scale value of fasting glucose levels

1.22 (1.11–1.26)

< 0.001

Categorical value of fasting glucose levels

2.03 (1.45–2.86)

< 0.001

 < 85 mg/dL

0.27 (0.11–0.58)

0.001

 85–89 mg/dL

0.83 (0.45–1.58)

0.618

 90–94 mg/dL

1.88 (1.04–3.28)

0.033

 95–99 mg/dL

3.08 (1.26–7.34)

0.006

 VIF and condition index

2.80 and 5.17

 VIF and condition index

2.67 and 5.02

P value of Hosmer-Lemeshow, Stukel, and Osius-Rojek test

0.371, 0.298, and 0.412

P value of Hosmer-Lemeshow,

Stukel, and Osius-Rojek test

0.416, 0.375, and 0.403

  1. CI, confidence interval; HDL, hypo-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride; VIF, variance inflation factor