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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Dec 23;19(6):1284–1289. doi: 10.1038/oby.2010.308

Table 4.

Sex-specific parameter estimates of natural log-transformed UACR modeled as a function of adiposity measuresa

Minimal model Multivariable model
Parameter estimate p-value Parameter estimate p-value
Women
 Visceral adipose tissue 0.03 0.2 −0.04 0.1
 Subcutaneous adipose tissue −0.04 0.08 −0.08 0.0005
 Body mass index −0.02 0.3 −0.08 0.002
 Waist circumference −0.02 0.4 −0.08 0.001
Men
 Visceral adipose tissue 0.13 <0.0001 0.07 0.003
 Subcutaneous adipose tissue 0.07 0.0002 0.04 0.09
 Body mass index 0.12 <0.0001 0.07 0.002
 Waist circumference 0.09 <0.0001 0.05 0.03

Abbreviation: UACR=urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio

Note: Adipose measures standardized to a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1. Parameter estimates are expressed per standard deviation increase in each fat measure.

a

P-values for sex-interactions in minimal model: visceral adipose tissue, p=0.0008; subcutaneous adipose tissue, p=0.0002, body mass index, p<0.0001; waist circumference, p<0.0001.

b

Adjusted for age, current smoking status, alcohol use, menopausal status (women only) and hormone replacement therapy use (women only).

c

Adjusted for minimal model covariates + current hypertension medication use, systolic blood pressure, and diabetes status.