. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 28.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Nephrol. 2012 Aug 28;36(3):219–227. doi: 10.1159/000341862

Table 3.

Associations between CKD complications and BMI and WC when examined as a continuous measure

CKD complications^*	Odds ratio (95%CI)	P-value
Anemia
BMI per 2 kg/m²increase	0.95 (0.90, 1.01)	0.06
WC per 5cm increase	0.95 (0.90, 0.99)	0.04
Hypoalbuminemia^**
BMI per 2 kg/m²increase	1.13 (1.09, 1.18)	<0.001
WC per 5cm increase	1.14 (1.10, 1.19)	<0.001
Metabolic acidosis
BMI per 2 kg/m²increase	1.02 (0.95, 1.10)	0.57
WC per 5cm increase	1.00 (0.94, 1.06)	0.94
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
BMI per 2 kg/m²increase	1.08 (1.02, 1.14)	0.01
WC per 5cm increase	1.08 (1.02, 1.15)	0.01
Hyperphosphatemia
BMI per 2 kg/m²increase	0.99 (0.93, 1.06)	0.86
WC per 5cm increase	1.00 (0.94, 1.04)	0.93
Hypertension^***
BMI per 2 kg/m² increase	1.17 (1.12, 1.22)	<0.001
WC per 5cm increase	1.17 (1.12, 1.22)	<0.001

Adjusted for age, African American race, gender, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, log UACR and eGFR.

^**

Adjusted for age, African American race, gender, smoking, diabetes, eGFR,log UACR, liver disease and hypertension.

^***

Adjusted for age, African American race, gender, smoking, diabetes, log UACR and eGFR.