Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in NHANES 2003–2010.

From: Association between inflammation indicators and albuminuria in US adults: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Overall

N = 18,876

Non-Albuminuria

N = 16,555

Albuminuria

N = 2,321

p-value

Age, Median (IQR)

49.00 (35.00–65.00)

48.00 (34.00–63.00)

64.00 (47.00–76.00)

< 0.001

Gender, n (%)

   

0.68

 Male

9,465 (50.14)

8,292 (50.09)

1,173 (50.54)

 

 Female

9,411 (49.86)

8,263 (49.91)

1,148 (49.46)

 

Race, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Mexican American

3,549 (18.80)

3,074 (18.57)

475 (20.47)

 

 Other Hispanic

1,399 (7.41)

1,235 (7.46)

164 (7.07)

 

 No- Hispanic White

9,462 (50.13)

8,397 (50.72)

1,065 (45.89)

 

 No- Hispanic Black

3,619 (19.17)

3,116 (18.82)

503 (21.67)

 

 Other Race

847 (4.49)

733 (4.43)

114 (4.91)

 

Education Level, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Less than high school

5,464 (28.98)

4,551 (27.52)

913 (39.35)

 

 High school or GED

4,533 (24.04)

4,004 (24.21)

529 (22.80)

 

 Above high school

8,860 (46.99)

7,982 (48.27)

878 (37.84)

 

PIR, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 < 1.3

5,232 (29.87)

4,465 (29.03)

767 (35.96)

 

 1.3–3.5

6,808 (38.87)

5,911 (38.43)

897 (42.05)

 

 > 3.5

5,476 (31.26)

5,007 (32.55)

469 (21.99)

 

BMI, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Underweight

283 (1.52)

230 (1.40)

53 (2.34)

 

 Normal weight

5,233 (28.03)

4,673 (28.48)

560 (24.77)

 

 Overweight

6,467 (34.64)

5,785 (35.26)

682 (30.16)

 

 Obesity

6,684 (35.81)

5,718 (34.85)

966 (42.72)

 

Smoking Status, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

9,765 (51.76)

8,669 (52.36)

1,096 (47.22)

 

 Yes

9,101 (48.24)

7,877 (47.61)

1,224 (52.76)

 

Drinking Status, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Never

2,357 (13.52)

1,991 (13.00)

366 (17.26)

 

 Mild

5,540 (31.78)

4,961 (32.40)

579 (27.30)

 

 Moderate

3,697 (21.21)

3,395 (22.17)

302 (14.24)

 

 Heavy

2,257 (12.95)

2,042 (13.34)

215 (10.14)

 

 Former

3,581 (20.54)

2,922 (19.08)

659 (31.07)

 

Diabetes, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

15,925 (84.37)

14,526 (87.74)

1,399 (60.28)

 

 Yes

2,951 (15.63)

2,029 (12.26)

922 (39.72)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

10,914 (57.85)

10,196 (61.61)

718 (30.96)

 

 Yes

7,955 (42.16)

6,354 (38.39)

1,601 (69.04)

 

Albumin(g/dL), Median (IQR)

4.20 (4.00–4.40)

4.30 (4.00–4.50)

4.10 (3.90–4.40)

< 0.001

Serum uric acid(mg/dL), Median (IQR)

5.40 (4.50–6.40)

5.30 (4.40–6.30)

5.70 (4.70–6.80)

< 0.001

TC (mg/dL), Median (IQR)

194.00 (168.00–223.00)

194.00 (169.00–223.00)

192.00 (164.00–222.00)

0.012

HDL-C(mg/dL), Median (IQR)

50.00 (41.00–62.00)

51.00 (42.00–62.00)

49.00 (40.00–61.00)

< 0.001

AST(U/L), Median (IQR)

23.00 (20.00–28.00)

23.00 (20.00–28.00)

23.00 (20.00–29.00)

0.13

ALT(U/L), Median (IQR)

21.00 (17.00–29.00)

21.00 (17.00–29.00)

20.00 (16.00–27.00)

< 0.001

eGFR(mL/min/1.73m2), Median (IQR)

93.81 (76.78–109.40)

95.15 (78.96–110.18)

80.87 (58.53–100.80)

< 0.001

  1. PIR, poverty income ratio; BMI, body mass index; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.