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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: U-shaped association between central body fat and the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and microalbuminuria

Characteristics

Men (n = 1924)

Women (n = 1825)

p-value

Age (years)

52 (37; 65)

49 (35; 62)

<0.01

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (%)

8.8

8.1

0.42

Hypertension (%)

62.9

41.8

<0.01

Weight (kg)

83.9 (75.8; 92.7)

68.8 (60.9; 79.1)

<0.01

Height (cm)

175 (170; 180)

163 (158; 167)

<0.01

Waist circumference (cm)

95.5 (87.5; 103.0)

81.5 (73.0; 92.1)

<0.01

WHtR

0.55 (0.50; 0.60)

0.50 (0.44; 0.57)

<0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

27.4 (24.9; 30.0)

26.2 (22.8; 30.2)

<0.01

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

1.02 (0.94; 1.11)

0.87 (0.80; 0.94)

<0.01

Urinary albumin (mg/L)

8.5 (4.8; 18.3)

7.2 (3.9; 14.5)

<0.01

Urinary creatinine (mmol/L)

10.0 (6.8; 13.8)

6.7 (4.1; 10.3)

<0.01

uACR (mg/mmol)

0.83 (0.51; 1.87)

1.06 (0.66; 2.00)

<0.01

Microalbuminuria (%)

19.3

14.5

<0.01

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

83.24 (73.92; 93.00)

74.81 (66.66; 84.46)

<0.01

CKD (%)

6.5

11.4

<0.01

  1. BMI = body mass index; CKD = chronic kidney disease; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; uACR = urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; WHtR = waist-to-height ratio.