Research Article

Risks of Decreased Renal Function and Increased Albuminuria for Glycemic Status and Metabolic Syndrome Components: Taichung Community Health Study

Table 1

Demographic factors and cardiovascular risk factors of subjects with renal dysfunction.

VariableseGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) valueAlbuminuria (mg g−1) value
≥60 ( )<60 ( )≤30 ( )>30 ( )

Demographic factors
Age (years)56.31 (11.30)71.03 (9.37)<0.00155.86 (11.18)63.33 (12.05)<0.001
 Age <0.001<0.001
  <65 (years) 1518 (66.81)9 (10.34)1394 (68.17)129 (42.30)
  ≥65 (years) 754 (33.19)78 (89.66)651 (31.83)176 (57.70)
 Sex 0.0080.13
  Male1092 (48.06)55 (63.22)981 (47.97)161 (52.79)
  Female1180 (51.94)32 (36.78)1064 (52.03)144 (47.21)
Life style behaviors
Smoking 361 (15.90)12 (13.95)0.74317 (15.52)54 (17.76)0.36
Drinking 530 (23.34)13 (15.12)0.10473 (23.15)68 (22.30)0.80
Betel nut chewing 82 (3.62)1 (1.18)0.3774 (3.63)9 (2.96)0.67
Exercise 1529 (67.33)56 (65.12)0.761376 (67.35)204 (66.89)0.92
Diabetes-related variables
Family history of diabetes554 (24.39)9 (10.34)0.004489 (23.91)71 (23.36)0.89
Antihypertension medication use 441 (19.41)50 (57.47)<0.001361 (17.65)126 (41.31)<0.001
Cholesterol lowering medication use113 (4.97)18 (20.69)<0.00197 (4.74)34 (11.15)<0.001
Clinical indexes
Peripheral vascular disease 140 (6.16)12 (13.79)0.009130 (6.36)21 (6.89)0.82
Arterial stiffness1472 (65.31)83 (95.40)<0.0011271 (62.64)276 (91.09)<0.001
Higher Framingham risk scores 801 (35.26)57 (65.52)<0.001661 (32.32)193 (63.28)<0.001
BMI ≥ 24 (kg/m2) 1146 (50.44)51 (58.62)0.171020 (49.88)174 (57.05)0.03
Diastolic blood pressure78.74 (12.34)83.94 (13.81)<0.00177.94 (11.92)85.51 (13.76)<0.001
Systolic blood pressure135.00 (21.54)153.90 (25.97)<0.001133.10 (20.39)152.60 (24.58)<0.001
Albuminuria261 (11.51)44 (53.66)<0.001
eGFR < 60 (mL/min/1.73 m2)38 (1.86)44 (14.43)<0.001
Metabolic syndrome components
High blood sugar831 (36.58)51 (58.62)<0.001704 (34.43)173 (56.72)<0.001
High triglyceride605 (26.63)41 (47.13)<0.001515 (25.18)131 (42.95)<0.001
High waist 651 (28.65)35 (40.23)0.03549 (26.85)134 (43.93)<0.001
High blood pressure1343 (59.11)77 (88.51)<0.0011151 (56.48)258 (84.59)<0.001
Low HDL cholesterol 1243 (54.71)60 (68.97)0.011094 (53.50)203 (66.56)<0.001
Metabolic syndrome 851 (37.46)56 (64.37)<0.001713 (34.87)189 (61.97)<0.001

Mean ± SD; albuminuria: albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) >30 mg g−1 creatinine; peripheral vascular disease (PVD): ankle-brachial index (ABI) <0.9; arterial stiffness: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) >1400 cm/s; Framingham risk score greater than the cutoff value of 3rd quartile (≥9).