Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the UACR-based study population.

From: A cross-sectional study investigating the L-shaped relationship between urinary albumin creatinine ratio and overweight/obesity in children and adolescents

Characteristic

UACR (mg/g)

Q1 [0.22,5.23), N = 1028

Q2 [5.23,8.18), N = 1027

Q3 [8.18,15.8), N = 1031

Q4 [15.8,2793.3], N = 1030

P-value

Race

    

< 0.001

 Mexican American

209 (20.33%)

223 (21.71%)

242 (23.47%)

228 (22.14%)

 

 Other Hispanic

121 (11.77%)

125 (12.17%)

109 (10.57%)

105 (10.19%)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

218 (21.21%)

315 (30.67%)

312 (30.26%)

273 (26.50%)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

319 (31.03%)

218 (21.23%)

214 (20.76%)

276 (26.80%)

 

 Other Race

161 (15.66%)

146 (14.22%)

154 (14.94%)

148 (14.37%)

 

Gender

    

< 0.001

 Male

725 (70.53%)

597 (58.13%)

459 (44.52%)

390 (37.86%)

 

 Female

303 (29.47%)

430 (41.87%)

572 (55.48%)

640 (62.14%)

 

Overweight/obese

    

< 0.001

 Yes

521 (50.68%)

458 (44.60%)

367 (35.60%)

258 (25.05%)

 

 No

507 (49.32%)

569 (55.40%)

664 (64.40%)

772 (74.95%)

 

Physical activity(%)

    

0.117

 Active

633 (61.58%)

648 (63.10%)

677 (65.66%)

643 (62.43%)

 

 Moderate

177 (17.22%)

149 (14.51%)

135 (13.09%)

143 (13.88%)

 

 Low

218 (21.21%)

230 (22.40%)

219 (21.24%)

244 (23.69%)

 

Hypertension(%)

    

0.673

 Yes

62 (6.03%)

63 (6.13%)

63 (6.11%)

52 (5.05%)

 

 No

966 (93.97%)

964 (93.87%)

968 (93.89%)

978 (94.95%)

 

 Age

15.0 (12.0, 17.0)

13.0 (10.0, 16.0)

12.0 (10.0, 15.0)

12.0 (10.0, 15.0)

< 0.001

 PIR

1.54 (0.77, 2.98)

1.47 (0.81, 2.93)

1.48 (0.85, 3.13)

1.51 (0.78, 3.09)

0.759

 TC (mg/dL)

156 (138, 175)

156 (136, 175)

155 (139, 174)

154 (136, 172)

0.210

 Cotinine (ng/mL)

0.04 (0.01, 0.28)

0.03 (0.01, 0.24)

0.03 (0.01, 0.15)

0.03 (0.01, 0.15)

< 0.001

 WBC(1000 cells/uL)

6.60 (5.50, 8.00)

6.70 (5.50, 8.00)

6.60 (5.50, 8.20)

6.60 (5.40, 8.00)

0.493

 NEUT(%)

52 (45, 59)

53 (45, 59)

52 (45, 58)

52 (44, 59)

0.663

 EOS(1000 cells/uL)

2.60 (1.60, 4.30)

2.60 (1.60, 4.60)

2.50 (1.60, 4.50)

2.50 (1.50, 4.30)

0.186

 Hb (g/dL)

13.90 (13.00, 15.00)

13.50 (12.70, 14.40)

13.40 (12.60, 14.10)

13.30 (12.60, 14.00)

< 0.001

 HDL-C(mg/dL)

50 (43, 59)

51 (44, 60)

53 (46, 62)

54 (46, 63)

< 0.001

 Energy (kcal)

1,946 (1,523, 2,615)

1,917 (1,432, 2,492)

1,878 (1,440, 2,442)

1,872 (1,395, 2,400)

0.014

 Protein (gm)

73 (51, 101)

68 (48, 93)

66 (49, 89)

65 (47, 87)

< 0.001

 Total sugars (gm)

110 (72, 153)

110 (75, 156)

108 (74, 147)

107 (71, 148)

0.479