Microalbuminuria in relation to the metabolic syndrome and its components in a Chinese population

Table 4 Sensitivity analysis on the association between microalbuminuria and the metabolic syndrome or its components

The metabolic syndrome component	Number (Prevalence, %)	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)*	P value
Central obesity	248 (33.2)	1.53 (0.47-5.03)	0.48
Elevated blood pressure	193 (25.8)	2.20 (0.90-5.40)	0.08
Elevated fasting plasma glucose	66 (8.8)	2.30 (0.83-6.42)	0.11
Elevated serum triglycerides	210 (28.1)	1.65 (0.66-4.12)	0.48
Reduced serum HDL cholesterol	52 (7.0)	1.88 (0.54-6.50)	0.32
The metabolic syndrome	64 (8.6)	5.13 (1.96-13.45)	0.001

CI, confidence interval; HDL, high density lipoprotein.
* Adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, current smoking, current alcoholic intake and use of antihypertensive drugs (except for analyses on elevated blood pressure and in subjects not taking antihypertensive medication) and additionally for the other components of the metabolic syndrome (except for analyses on the metabolic syndrome).

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