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. 2013 Jun 21;8(6):e65597. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065597

Table 3. Elevated UACR quartiles associated with the prevalence of MetS in total and stratified population.

UACR quartiles OR (95%CI)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 P trend
Total 1.00 1.14(0.99–1.32) 1.24(1.08–1.43) 1.59(1.38–1.83) <0.0001
Sex Male (n = 3708) 1.00 1.14(0.90–1.45) 1.35(1.06–1.71) 1.83(1.50–2.32) <0.0001
Female (n = 5871) 1.00 1.13(0.95–1.35) 1.15(0.97–1.38) 1.31(1.15–1.64) 0.0008
Age <60 yr (n = 5739) 1.00 1.09(0.91–1.31) 1.20(1.00–1.44) 1.42(1.17–1.71) 0.0002
≥60 yr (n = 3840) 1.00 1.21(0.96–1.52) 1.26(1.01–1.57) 1.75(1.41–2.18) <0.0001
BMI <24 kg/m2 (n = 3689) 1.00 1.08(0.81–1.44) 1.20(0.90–1.60) 1.56(1.17–2.08) 0.0022
≥24 kg/m2 (n = 5890) 1.00 1.17(0.99–1.38) 1.25(1.06–1.47) 1.59(1.36–1.87) <0.0001
Diabetes Yes (n = 1617) 1.00 1.12(0.77–1.64) 1.42(0.98–2.08) 1.53(1.07–2.17) 0.0098
No (n = 7962) 1.00 1.15(0.98–1.35) 1.20(1.03–1.41) 1.43(1.22–1.68) <0.0001
Hypertension Yes (n = 5552) 1.00 1.24(1.04–1.49) 1.19(0.99–1.42) 1.52(1.28–1.81) 0.0001
No (n = 4027) 1.00 0.97(0.76–1.24) 1.24(0.97–1.59) 1.24(0.95–1.62) 0.0351

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; MetS, metabolic syndrome;

Models were adjusted for sex (except for sex strata), age, BMI, LDL-C, FINS, eGFR, serum albumin, smoking status, family history of diabetes.