Table 2. Simple and multiple stepwise linear regression analysis of metabolic risk factors associated with UACR.
| Univariate Model | Multivariate Model | ||||
| β±SE | P value | β±SE | Std β | P value | |
| Sex (male = 1, female = 2) | 0.1371±0.0070 | <0.0001 | 0.1728±0.0562 | 0.2467 | <0.0001 |
| Age (years) | 0.0042±0.0004 | <0.0001 | 0.0049±0.0090 | 0.1385 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.0087±0.0011 | <0.0001 | – | – | – |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.0018±0.0004 | <0.0001 | 0.0020±0.0004 | 0.0535 | <0.0001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 0.0029±0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0019±0.0002 | 0.1118 | <0.0001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 0.0018±0.0003 | <0.0001 | – | – | – |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.0783±0.0149 | <0.0001 | – | – | – |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | −0.0002±0.0110 | 0.9828 | −0.0344±0.0113 | −0.0321 | 0.0023 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 0.0284±0.0025 | <0.0001 | 0.0168±0.0024 | 0.0696 | <0.0001 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 0.0016±0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0022±0.0001 | 0.1621 | <0.0001 |
| Current smoking (yes = 1, no = 0) | −0.094±0.0086 | <0.0001 | 0.0371±0.0106 | 0.0441 | 0.0005 |
| Current drinking (yes = 1, no = 0) | −0.0720±0.0116 | <0.0001 | – | – | – |
| High level of leisure-time physical activity (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.0061±0.0070 | 0.3856 | – | – | – |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; eGFR, estimate glomerular filtration rate.