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.