Possible Association of High Urinary Magnesium and Taurine to Creatinine Ratios with Metabolic Syndrome Risk Reduction in Australian Aboriginals

Table 3

Adjusted odds ratios of obesity and dyslipidaemia according to urinary biomarkers.

		Obesity		Dyslipidaemia
		OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Na/cre	Low	1		1
	High	0.31 (0.08–2.26)	.31	0.75 (0.19–3.02)	.69
K/cre	Low	1		1
	High	1.81 (0.39–8.40)	.45	0.56 (0.15–2.04)	.38
Mg/cre	Low	1		1
	High	0.11 (0.02–0.57)	<.05	0.82 (0.27–2.48)	.73
Na/K	Low	1		1
	High	5.68 (1.00–32.33)	.05	1.02 (0.25–4.20)	.98
Tau/cre	Low	1		1
	High	0.36 (0.08–1.71)	.20	0.22 (0.07–0.73)	<.05

Data are adjusted by age and sex.