Association between elevated serum transaminase and moderately increased albuminuria: a cross-sectional study in western Tokushima, Japan

Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis regarding associations on moderately increased albuminuria

	Moderately increased albuminuria(N = 204)
Model 1	N	AOR	95%CI			P for trend
Mild liver disorder						0.013
No	1,278	1.00	Reference
Yes	382	1.54	1.10	-	2.18
Sex						0.855
Male	725	1.00	Reference
Female	935	1.03	0.73	-	1.46
Age						0.033
40–49 years	110	1.00	Reference
50–59 years	126	1.41	0.50	-	3.97
60–69 years	771	1.77	0.73	-	4.25
70–74 years	653	2.53	1.05	-	6.13
BMI						0.001
< 25 kg/m²	1,230	1.00	Reference
≥ 25 kg/m²	430	1.76	1.27	-	2.44
Currently smoking						0.681
No	1,486	1.00	Reference
Yes	174	1.11	0.68	-	1.82
Moderate drinking						0.560
Yes	1,401	1.00	Reference
No	259	0.88	0.56	-	1.37
Habitual exercise						0.157
Yes	770	1.00	Reference
No	890	1.25	0.92	-	1.71
Diabetes						< 0.001
Normal, Border line	1,454	1.00	Reference
Diabetes	206	2.04	1.40	-	2.99
Hypertension						< 0.001
Normal	887	1.00	Reference
Hypertension	773	1.90	1.36	-	2.65

For calculation of the P values, a multivariate analysis model (forced entry method) was used
Mild liver disorder: Participants who had one or more values (AST ≥ 31U/L or ALT ≥ 31U/L or GGT ≥ 51U/L) were categorized as having mild liver disorder
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index, AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval

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