Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants with diabetes mellitus (n = 2508) in the NHANES 2007–2018.

From: Association between visceral adiposity index and incidence of diabetic kidney disease in adults with diabetes in the United States

Characteristics

Total (N = 2508)

Non-DKD (N = 1563)

DKD (N = 945)

P-value

Age (years)

58.76 ± 0.36

56.38 ± 0.43

63.28 ± 0.63

< 0.001

Gender, %

   

< 0.001

Male

53.25 (50.47, 56.02)

53.49 (49.96, 56.99)

52.80 (48.29, 57.26)

 

Female

46.75 (43.98, 49.53)

46.51 (43.01, 50.04)

47.20 (42.74, 51.71)

 

Race, %

   

< 0.001

Mexican American

9.93 (8.87, 11.10)

9.78 (8.50, 11.23)

10.21 (8.43, 12.32)

 

Other Hispanics

6.49 (5.69, 7.40)

6.68 (5.67, 7.86)

6.13 (4.90, 7.65)

 

Non-Hispanic White

60.62 (58.16, 63.03)

60.32 (57.19, 63.37)

61.20 (57.20, 65.05)

 

Non-Hispanic Black

14.30 (13.02, 15.68)

14.60 (12.98, 16.39)

13.73 (11.75, 15.98)

 

Other Race

8.66 (7.43, 10.06)

8.62 (7.12, 10.39)

8.73 (6.77, 11.19)

 

Marriage,%

   

< 0.001

Married/living with a partner

64.73 (62.11, 67.27)

66.64 (63.35, 69.78)

61.10 (56.74, 65.29)

 

unmarried

10.16 (8.59, 11.97)

11.60 (9.54, 14.05)

7.41 (5.36, 10.15)

 

Separation from partner

24.59 (22.43, 26.89)

21.11 (18.58, 23.88)

31.23 (27.38, 35.35)

 

Not clear

0.51 (0.23, 1.13)

0.65 (0.25, 1.62)

0.26 (0.09, 0.79)

 

Education level,%

   

< 0.001

Below high school

23.12 (21.19, 25.17)

21.54 (19.18, 24.10)

26.14 (22.91, 29.64)

 

High school Grad/GED or Equivalent

24.66 (22.31, 27.17)

23.35 (20.49, 26.46)

27.17 (23.21, 31.53)

 

College or above

52.18 (49.41, 54.94)

55.10 (51.62, 58.53)

46.62 (42.12, 51.18)

 

Others

0.04 (0.01, 0.11)

0.02 (0.00, 0.13)

0.07 (0.02, 0.29)

 

PIR

2.76 ± 0.05

2.89 ± 0.06

2.51 ± 0.07

< 0.001

PIR,%

   

< 0.001

 < 1.30

22.06 (20.21, 24.03)

21.08 (18.81, 23.56)

23.92 (20.87, 27.27)

 

1.30–2.99

31.82 (29.32, 34.42)

28.86 (25.90, 32.01)

37.45 (33.11, 42.00)

 

 ≥ 3.00

39.05 (36.20, 41.97)

42.78 (39.17, 46.47)

31.94 (27.62, 36.60)

 

Not clear

7.07 (5.91, 8.45)

7.28 (5.77, 9.14)

6.69 (5.08, 8.76)

 

BMI(kg/m2)

32.99 ± 0.22

33.06 ± 0.29

32.87 ± 0.34

< 0.001

BMI,%

   

< 0.001

 < 25.0 kg/m2

11.59 (10.10, 13.28)

10.78 (8.98, 12.89)

13.13 (10.64, 16.11)

 

25.0–29.9 kg/m2

26.72 (24.40, 29.18)

28.03 (25.06, 31.19)

24.23 (20.66, 28.20)

 

 ≥ 30.0 kg/m2

61.69 (59.02, 64.29)

61.19 (57.79, 64.49)

62.63 (58.30, 66.77)

 

Smoking status, %

   

< 0.001

Never

49.93 (47.14, 52.71)

50.85 (47.31, 54.38)

48.17 (43.70, 52.67)

 

Former

34.50 (31.86, 37.24)

33.09 (29.8, 36.54)

37.19 (32.87, 41.72)

 

Now

15.32 (13.48, 17.35)

15.85 (13.49, 18.53)

14.31 (11.64, 17.47)

 

Not clear

0.26 (0.11, 0.62)

0.22 (0.06, 0.84)

0.33 (0.11, 0.93)

 

Alcohol (%)

   

< 0.001

 < 12 drinks/year

42.28 (39.58, 45.04)

40.43 (37.05, 43.91)

45.81 (41.39, 50.29)

 

 ≥ 12 drinks/year

39.24 (36.48, 42.07)

42.52 (39.00, 46.12)

32.99 (28.80, 37.46)

 

Not clear

18.48 (16.51, 20.62)

17.04 (14.73, 19.63)

21.21 (17.77, 25.11)

 

Physical Activity (%)

   

< 0.001

Never

59.68 (56.85, 62.45)

57.52 (53.92, 61.04)

63.80 (59.23, 68.13)

 

Moderate

7.68 (6.23, 9.42)

8.46 (6.52, 10.91)

6.18 (4.46, 8.50)

 

Vigorous

32.58 (29.92, 35.36)

33.95 (30.58, 37.49)

29.99 (25.82, 34.53)

 

Not clear

0.06 (0.02, 0.16)

0.07 (0.02, 0.24)

0.03 (0.00, 0.22)

 

Hypertension,%

   

< 0.001

No

33.96 (31.40, 36.61)

39.70 (36.34, 43.16)

23.02 (19.48, 26.99)

 

Yes

64.94 (62.25, 67.53)

59.19 (55.72, 62.58)

75.87 (71.78, 79.53)

 

Not clear

1.11 (0.59, 2.08)

1.10 (0.53, 2.30)

1.11 (0.34, 3.58)

 

Cardiovascular,%

   

< 0.001

No

80.03 (77.76, 82.13)

83.95 (81.13, 86.42)

72.58 (68.58, 76.25)

 

Yes

19.62 (17.54, 21.89)

15.66 (13.21, 18.47)

27.17 (23.50, 31.17)

 

Not clear

0.34 (0.17, 0.69)

0.39 (0.17, 0.93)

0.25 (0.08, 0.77)

 

VAI

2.97 ± 0.10

2.76 ± 0.11

3.36 ± 0.18

< 0.001

VAI,%

   

< 0.001

Q1(< 1.45)

29.68 (27.31, 32.17)

31.91 (28.81, 35.17)

25.45 (22.03, 29.19)

 

Q2(1.45–2.65)

33.28 (30.68, 35.98)

32.39 (29.13, 35.83)

34.97 (30.79, 39.39)

 

Q3(> 2.65)

37.04 (34.33, 39.83)

35.70 (32.33, 39.22)

39.58 (35.17, 44.18)

 

TC(mg/dL)

183.08 ± 1.31

183.38 ± 1.63

182.50 ± 2.21

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

27.76 ± 0.53

28.63 ± 0.70

26.12 ± 0.75

< 0.001

AST (U/L)

26.23 ± 0.44

26.63 ± 0.59

25.49 ± 0.58

< 0.001

BUN (mg/dL)

15.94 ± 0.19

14.12 ± 0.18

19.38 ± 0.42

< 0.001

SUA (mg/dL)

5.84 ± 0.05

5.61 ± 0.05

6.27 ± 0.09

< 0.001

  1. Mean ± SD was for continuous variables. The percentage (95% confidence interval) was for categorical variables.
  2. NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, PIR poverty income ratio, GED general educational development, BMI body mass index, VAI visceral adiposity index, TC total cholesterol, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, SUA serum uric acid.