Table 2. Unstandardized (standardized) regression coefficient of MetS components on uric acid in children and adults by race and gender, adjusted for age and BMI.
Dependent Variables | Whites | Blacks | All | ||
Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
Children (4–18 years) | |||||
BMI (kg/m2)† | 1.01 (0.34)*** | 1.31 (0.31)*** | 1.31 (0.39)*** | 1.22 (0.27)*** | 1.10 (0.32)*** |
MAP (mmHg) | −0.06 (−0.01) | 0.15 (0.02) | −0.12 (−0.02) | 0.87 (0.09)* | 0.11 (0.02) |
Log-TG/HDLC | 0.003 (0.009) | 0.002 (0.004) | −0.005 (−0.014) | 0.030 (0.074) | 0.014 (0.034) |
Log-HOMA | −0.015 (−0.038) | 0.055 (0.103)*** | −0.003 (−0.008) | 0.084 (0.134)*** | 0.019 (0.041)* |
Adults (19–54 years) | |||||
BMI (kg/m2)† | 1.38 (0.33)*** | 2.59 (0.44)*** | 1.29 (0.28)*** | 2.14 (0.33)*** | 1.87 (0.43)*** |
MAP (mmHg) | 0.53 (0.08)* | 0.10 (0.01) | 0.37 (0.04) | 1.12 (0.13)** | 0.53 (0.08)*** |
Log-TG/HDLC | 0.069 (0.115)*** | 0.091 (0.159)*** | 0.124 (0.255)*** | 0.068(0.163)*** | 0.089 (0.189)*** |
Log-HOMA | 0.032 (0.063)* | 0.061 (0.109)*** | −0.027 (−0.053) | 0.036 (0.067) | 0.030 (0.069)*** |
, BMI was not included in the model as a covariate.
Regression coefficient different from 0: * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.