Table 5.

Multivariate Logistic Regression to Analyze the Variables Associated with the Presence of Metabolic Syndrome Excluding the Defining Variables of the Syndrome

Variable	Odds ratio	95% CI	Pa
Metabolic syndrome
Level of education (low)	1.669	1.399–1.991	<0.001
Sedentary lifestyle	1.500	1.269–1.772	<0.001
Uric acid	1.334	1.262–1.411	<0.001
Age	1.030	1.023–1.036	<0.001
Albuminuria	1.003	0.996–1.010	0.044
Premorbid metabolic syndrome
Level of education (low)	1.359	1.124–1.643	0.002
Uric acid	1.344	1.264–1.430	<0.001
Sedentary lifestyle	1.222	1.028–1.453	0.023
Sex (woman)	1.217	1.014–1.461	0.035
Age	1.011	1.003–1.018	0.007
Total cholesterol	1.008	1.005–1.010	<0.001
eGFR <60 mL/min	1.006	1.001–1.011	0.029

We included the age as continuous variable.

^aWald chi-squared test.

eGFR, estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.