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Unadjusted odd ratios (95% CI) and the prevalence of IgG antibodies against HSV-1, Chlamydia pneumoniae, HSV-1 and H. pylori among men & women with and without the metabolic syndrome; the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study |
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| Male |
Female |
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| Metabolic Syndrome |
Healthy |
O.R* |
C.I† |
p value |
Metabolic Syndrome |
Healthy |
O.R |
C.I |
p value |
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| HSV-1‡ |
84.2% |
83.3% |
1.06 |
0.73–1.54 |
N.S |
92.1% |
85.3% |
2.01 |
1.27–3.16 |
0.003 |
| CMV§ |
94.3% |
89.2% |
1.99 |
1.121–3.27 |
0.007 |
94.8% |
93.6% |
1.23 |
0.7–2.15 |
N.S |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae |
51.9% |
37.8% |
1.77 |
1.34–2.32 |
0.0001 |
42.2% |
30.0% |
1.69 |
1.28–2.23 |
0.0001 |
| H. pylori** |
67.9% |
56.6% |
1.62 |
1.23–2.13 |
0.001 |
64.4% |
55.1% |
1.47 |
1.12–1.92 |
0.004 |
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* Odds Ratio † Confidence Interval ‡ Herpes simplex virus type 1 § Cytomegalovirus **Helicobacter pylori | ||||||||||
Nabipour et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2006 5:25 doi:10.1186/1475-2840-5-25 |
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