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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviors, metabolic syndrome components, and laboratory features on serum cystain C level

From: Independent associations of urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and serum cystatin C with carotid intima-media thickness in community-living Taiwanese adults

Variables

Cystatin C (mg/L) β (SE)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Socio-demographic factors

 Age (years)

0.01 (0.001)***

0.01 (0.001)***

0.01 (0.001)***

0.01 (0.001)***

 Men

0.10 (0.02)***

0.10 (0.03)***

0.12 (0.03)***

0.11 (0.02)***

Lifestyle behaviors

 Smoking

 

0.02 (0.06)

0.02 (0.06)

0.03 (0.05)

 Alcohol drinking

 

−0.04 (0.04)

−0.04 (0.04)

−0.03 (0.04)

 Physical activity

 

−0.10 (0.03)***

−0.08 (0.03)**

−0.06 (0.03)*

Metabolic Syndrome components

 Hyperglycemia

  

−0.003 (0.03)

− 0.01 (0.02)

 Hypertriglyceridemia

  

−0.04 (0.03)

−0.02 (0.03)

 Hypertension

  

−0.001 (0.03)

−0.01 (0.02)

 Abdominal obesity

  

0.07 (0.03)**

0.05 (0.02)*

 Low HDL cholesterol

  

0.10 (0.03)***

0.07 (0.03)*

Biochemical lab parameters

 hs-CRP (mg/L)

   

0.06 (0.02)**

 ACR (mg/g)

   

0.001 (0.00002)***

R2

12.2%

13.3%

15.0%

34.3%

  1. SE standard error, HDL high-density lipoprotein, hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, ACR albumin-to-creatinine ration
  2. *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001