Table 1

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


Male
Female


Metabolic Syndrome
Healthy
O.R*
C.I†
p value
Metabolic Syndrome
Healthy
O.R
C.I
p value

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

* 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