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. 2013 Aug 20;14:177. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-177

Table 2.

Cross-sectional associations between anthropometric/ blood parameters and eGFR and ACR1 by sex

  eGFR ACR
 
Beta (95% CI)
Beta (95% CI)1
 
Women
Total N
115
114
WHR*10
* -3.89 (−7.37, −0.41)
−0.01 (−0.31, 0.29)
BMI [kg/m2]
0.19 (−0.22, 0.60)
−0.00 (−0.04, 0.03)
Total cholesterol [mmol/l]
−1.46 (−3.87, 0.95)
* -0.23 (−0.43, −0.03)
LDL cholesterol [mmol/l]
−0.70 (−4.09, 2.68)
* -0.31 (−0.59, −0.03)
HDL cholesterol [mmol/l]
−5.17 (−12.45, 2.11)
−0.51 (−1.13, 0.10)
Log(Triglycerides) [mmol/l]
2.92 (−2.95, 8.80)
* 0.60 (0.12, 1.08)
Log(Gamma-GT) [units/l]
−2.14 (−5.24, 0.96)
0.13 (−0.14, 0.41)
Log(CRP) [mg/dl]
−0.70 (−3.51, 2.10)
−0.15 (−0.39, 0.08)
 
Men
Total N
118
118
WHR*10
−0.56 (−3.93, 2.81)
0.27 (−0.14, 0.68)
BMI [kg/m2]
* -0.69 (−1.30, −0.08)
* 0.06 (0.00, 0.13)
Total cholesterol [mmol/l]
0.85 (−1.35, 3.04)
−0.11 (−0.38, 0.16)
LDL cholesterol [mmol/l]
1.10 (−2.02, 4.21)
−0.29 (−0.67, 0.09)
HDL cholesterol [mmol/l]
5.42 (−2.57, 13.42)
−0.31 (−1.31, 0.69)
Log(Triglycerides) [mmol/l]
−2.92 (−7.31, 1.47)
0.23 (−0.32, 0.77)
Log(Gamma-GT) [units/l]
−0.96 (−4.21, 2.28)
0.07 (−0.34, 0.47)
Log(CRP) [mg/dl] * -2.69 (−5.31, -0.07) 0.20 (−0.12, 0.53)

Models are adjusted for age.

* Significant on alpha < = 0.05.

1 ACR log-transformed; one percent change (in the independent variable) would yield a percentage change in ACR in models where the independent variable is log-transformed.