Research Article

Clinical Epidemiology of Reduced Kidney Function among Elderly Male Fishing and Agricultural Population in Taipei, Taiwan

Table 3

Multiple logistic regression on the risk factors associated with the chronic kidney disease among male elderly fishing and agricultural population ( ).

Variables CKD versus non-CKD
Odds ratio95% Confidence interval value

Model A
 Age (year)1.051.02–1.090.001
 Smoking (yes versus no)0.870.66–1.180.32
    (ex-smoker versus no)0.930.71–1.160.40
 Alcohol drinking (<20 g/day versus no)1.030.81–1.390.26
    (20–70 g/day versus no)0.880.69–1.120.14
    (≥70 g/day versus no)1.200.92–1.470.07
 Physical exercise (≥3 versus <3 times/week)0.790.62–1.040.06
 Hyperuricemia (yes versus no)2.941.90–3.78<0.001
 Central obesity (yes versus no)1.171.02–1.560.03
 Elevated blood pressure (yes versus no)1.070.81–1.420.37
 Hyperglycemia (yes versus no)1.231.11–1.670.01
 Hypertriglyceridemia (yes versus no)1.251.08–1.660.01
 Lower HDL-C (yes versus no)1.611.23–1.920.02
 Obesity (yes versus no)1.050.87–1.310.28
 Higher ALT (yes versus no)1.030.73–1.350.16

Model B
 Age (year)1.031.01–1.080.03
 Smoking (yes versus no)0.890.63–1.210.37
    (ex-smoker versus no)0.910.74–1.150.44
 Alcohol drinking (<20 g/day versus no)1.010.78–1.430.35
    (20–70 g/day versus no)0.860.65–1.140.19
    (≥70 g/day versus no)1.110.84–1.400.09
 Physical exercise (≥3 versus <3 times/week)0.840.65–1.030.11
 Hyperuricemia (yes versus no) 2.151.57–2.99<0.001
 Metabolic components
    (One or two versus none)1.101.04–1.250.04
    (Three or more versus none)2.121.86–2.78<0.001
 Obesity (yes versus no)1.040.82–1.390.27
 Higher ALT (yes versus no)1.040.71–1.320.19