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. 2014 Oct 24;9(10):e89696. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089696

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.