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Table 3 Subgroup regression analysis between WWI with ferritin (ng/ml)

From: The association of body mass index and weight waist adjustment index with serum ferritin in a national study of US adults

Characteristic

Model 1 OR(95%CI)

Model 2 OR(95%CI)

Model 3 OR(95%CI)

P for interaction*

Stratified by gender

   

0.41

 Male

16.82 (9.04, 24.60)

13.05 (3.72, 22.37)

9.98 (0.06, 19.89)

 

 Female

25.08 (20.94, 29.21)

8.84 (4.32, 13.36)

6.11 (1.25, 10.97)

 

Stratified by age (years)

   

0.82

 20–39

− 6.14 (− 12.63, 0.35)

13.27 (7.46, 19.08)

2.39 (− 3.94, 8.71)

 

 40–59

− 3.99 (− 13.59, 5.60)

16.12 (6.94, 25.30)

15.54 (5.66, 25.43)

 

 60–80

− 3.07 (− 12.28, 6.15)

9.30 (0.01, 18.59)

10.69 (0.68, 20.70)

 

Stratified by race

   

0.07

 White

9.76 (2.79, 16.73)

14.34 (6.65, 22.02)

13.29 (4.99, 21.58)

 

 Black

9.68 (1.49, 17.86)

11.84 (2.91, 20.78)

4.50 (− 5.10, 14.10)

 

 Other race

− 2.04 (− 10.18, 6.09)

− 0.82 (− 9.44, 7.80)

− 0.34 (− 9.36, 8.67)

 

Stratified by hypertension

   

0.16

 Yes

− 8.10 (− 17.69, 1.49)

6.37 (− 4.16, 16.91)

13.78 (2.78, 24.78)

 

 No

3.91 (− 1.04, 8.87)

9.44 (4.41, 14.47)

4.97 (− 0.29, 10.23)

 

Stratified by diabetes

   

0.40

 Yes

− 7.93 (− 22.62, 6.75)

15.90 (− 0.34, 32.15)

16.71 (0.49, 32.93)

 

 No

5.49 (0.67, 10.31)

9.19 (4.05, 14.33)

6.65 (1.16, 12.14)

 

 Borderline

7.01 (− 23.56, 37.57)

30.67 (− 1.54, 62.88)

− 10.08 (− 44.15, 23.99)

 
  1. Model 1 = no covariates were adjusted. Model 2 = Model 1 + age, gender, race were adjusted. Model 3 = All covariates in Additional file 3: Table S5 were adjusted
  2. *In the subgroup analysis stratified by each covariate, the model is not adjusted for the stratification variable itself