Table 3 Biomedical factors associated with follow-up albuminuria among Indigenous adults in 19 communities from North Queensland (OR and 95% CI)

Overweight

1.9 (0.8–4.3)

2.2 (0.9–5.6)

3.4 (1.2–9.9)

2.8 (0.9–8.4)

1.7 (1.0–3.0)

2.1 (1.1–3.9)

Obesity

2.3 (1.2–4.4)

5.7 (1.8–18.6)

4.2 (1.7–10.7)

8.8 (1.6–49.5)

2.0 (1.3–3.2)

5.4 (2.2–13.5)

GGT > =50 IU

Yes

2.0 (1.1–3.6)

2.1 (1.1–4.1)

2.8 (1.6–5.1)

2.6 (1.4–5.0)

2.8 (1.9–4.1)

2.6 (1.7–3.9)

GGT tertiles

25–47

1.5 (0.7–3.4)

1.2 (0.5–2.9)

2.5 (1.4–4.3)

2.4 (1.3–4.3)

2.2 (1.4–3.3)

2.0 (1.3–3.1)

> = 48

2.5 (1.2–5.3)

2.3 (1.0–5.4)

4.2 (2.2–8.2)

4.2 (2.0–8.7)

4.0 (2.5–6.2)

3.7 (2.2–6.2)

Hypertension

Yes

2.2 (1.2–3.9)

1.6 (0.9–3.1)

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.7 (1.2–2.4)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

Diabetes

Yes

6.1 (2.5–14.7)

5.8 (2.4–14.6)

2.5 (1.5–4.1)

2.0 (1.2–3.5)

3.1 (2.1–4.6)

2.7 (1.8–4.2)

Glucose tertiles

4.7–5.3

1.8 (0.9–3.8)

1.7 (0.8–3.6)

1.5 (0.8–3.0)

1.2 (0.6–2.4)

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

1.4 (0.9–2.3)

> = 5.4

4.2 (2.0–9.1)

3.8 (1.7–8.4)

2.7 (1.4–5.2)

1.9 (0.9–3.9)

2.4 (1.5–3.8)

2.5 (1.5–4.2)

Current smoker

Yes

1.0 (0.6–1.8)

1.0 (0.6–1.9)

1.7 (1.1–2.7)

2.0 (1.2–3.2)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)