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. 2016 Jun 21;11(6):e0157303. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157303

Table 4. Association of albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) with metabolic risk factors by linear regression analysis.

Coefficient (95% CI)
Characteristic All (18,384) Male (n = 10,331) Female (n = 8,053)
Age (y/o) 0.014 (−0.110–0.180) 0.022 (0.004–0.250)* −0.024 (−0.327–0.029)
BMI 0.009 (−0.405–0.745) −0.028 (−1.376–0.296) 0.009 (−0.708–1.108)
WC (cm) −0.058 (−0.606 - −0.170)*** −0.022 (−0.576–0.257) 0.003 (−0.351–0.394)
WHtR 0.026 (1.939–50.208)* 0.022 (−48.530–101.764) 0.005 (−24.386–32.451)
SBP (mmHg) 0.078 (0.201–0.387)*** 0.079 (0.184 −0.435)*** 0.077 (0.150 −0.443)***
DBP (mmHg) 0.035 (0.064–0.355)** 0.048 (0.091–0.472)** 0.030 (−0.029–0.445)
FPG (mmol/L) 0.091 (4.331–6.053)*** 0.126 (5.024–6.900)*** 0.031 (0.570–4.243)**
TC (mmol/L) −0.019 (−2.510 - −0.156)* −0.027 (−3.259 - −0.353)* 0.005 (−1.668–2.418)
TG (mmol/L) 0.102 (2.494–6.440)*** 0.122 (2.269–6.245)*** 0.117 (1.849–16.585)*
HDL-C (mmol/L) 0.014 (−0.767–7.030) 0.004 (−4.380–6.419) −0.003 (−7.408–5.482)
TG/HDL-C −0.067 (−3.552 - −0.754) −0.081 (−3.408 - −0.643)** −0.083 (−11.353–0.573)

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

*p < 0.05

** p < 0.01

*** p < 0.001.