Table 7. Linear regression analyses for albumin-creatinine ratio^*.

	Coefficient (95% CI)	P
Age (year)	0.007 (0.004–0.011)	<0.001
Women	0.419 (0.320–0.519)	<0.001
WC (cm) (10 cm increase)	0.003 (−0.002–0.008)	0.234
Systolic BP (mmHg) ffffpppressurepressHypertension	0.021 (0.018–0.024)	<0.001
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)	0.266 (0.226–0.305)	<0.001
Serum TG (mmol/l)	0.015 (−0.027–0.056)	0.494
Serum AST (U/l)	0.006 (0.001–0.010)	0.009

*Log transformed values of albumin-creatinine ratio were used. WC, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.