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

Table 2 Association of microalbuminuria with the metabolic syndrome components as continuous variables

The metabolic syndrome component	Unadjusted		Adjusted Model 1^a		Adjusted Model 2^b
	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value
Waist circumference, +10 cm	1.64 (1.19-2.27)	0.003	1.43 (0.78-2.64)	0.25	1.30 (0.69-2.45)	0.42
Systolic blood pressure, +10 mm Hg	1.35 (1.17-1.55)	<0.0001	1.32 (1.11-1.56)	0.002	1.08 (0.85-1.37)	0.55
Diastolic blood pressure, +10 mm Hg	1.90 (1.41-2.50)	<0.0001	1.97 (1.41-2.76)	<0.0001	1.74 (1.10-2.76)	0.02
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L	1.24 (1.08-1.42)	0.003	1.22 (1.05-1.42)	0.008	1.18 (1.01-1.41)	0.04
Serum triglycerides, mmol/L	1.10 (1.01-1.22)	0.04	1.09 (0.98-1.21)	0.12	1.03 (0.91-1.17)	0.63
Serum HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	0.83 (0.41-1.66)	0.59	0.94 (0.43-2.04)	0.87	1.30 (0.58-2.96)	0.53

CI, confidence interval; HDL, high density lipoprotein.
^aAdjusted for sex, age, body mass index, current smoking, alcoholic intake and use of antihypertensive drugs.
^bAdditionally adjusted for the other components of the metabolic syndrome.

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