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Table 2—

Pairwise relationships of components of the metabolic syndrome at baseline

Component		Elevated glycemia			High blood pressure			High-risk lipid levels			Elevated BMI			Elevated uric acid level			Presence of proteinuria
Component				%	P value	%	P value	%	P value	%	P value	%	P value	%	P value
Glycemia	Normal			18.0		82.3		32.2		25.8		3.2
	Elevated			23.8	0.01	88.0	0.01	46.2	<0.001	43.5	<0.001	3.9	0.51
Blood pressure	Normal	6.4				82.1		30.3		25.6		2.6
	Elevated	8.9	0.01			85.2	0.03	45.6	<0.001	33.3	0.001	6.5	<0.001
High-risk lipid	Absent	4.8		15.7				23.7		17.6		4.6
levels	Present	7.4	0.01	19.0	0.03			35.2	<0.001	29	<0.001	3.0	0.03
BMI	Normal	5.6		15.0		80.2				20.2		3.0
	Elevated	9.6	<0.001	25.4	<0.001	87.6	<0.001			40.5	<0.001	3.6	0.29
Uric acid level	Normal	5.4		16.8		80.5		27.0				2.5
	Elevated	11.2	<0.001	22.7	<0.001	88.7	<0.001	49.9	<0.001			5.4	<0.001
Proteinuria	No	6.8		17.8		82.9		33.1		26.4
	Yes	8.2	0.51	36.3	<0.001	76.0	0.03	37.3	0.29	44.5	<0.001

Component		Elevated glycemia			High blood pressure			High-risk lipid levels			Elevated BMI			Elevated uric acid level			Presence of proteinuria
Component				%	P value	%	P value	%	P value	%	P value	%	P value	%	P value
Glycemia	Normal			18.0		82.3		32.2		25.8		3.2
	Elevated			23.8	0.01	88.0	0.01	46.2	<0.001	43.5	<0.001	3.9	0.51
Blood pressure	Normal	6.4				82.1		30.3		25.6		2.6
	Elevated	8.9	0.01			85.2	0.03	45.6	<0.001	33.3	0.001	6.5	<0.001
High-risk lipid	Absent	4.8		15.7				23.7		17.6		4.6
levels	Present	7.4	0.01	19.0	0.03			35.2	<0.001	29	<0.001	3.0	0.03
BMI	Normal	5.6		15.0		80.2				20.2		3.0
	Elevated	9.6	<0.001	25.4	<0.001	87.6	<0.001			40.5	<0.001	3.6	0.29
Uric acid level	Normal	5.4		16.8		80.5		27.0				2.5
	Elevated	11.2	<0.001	22.7	<0.001	88.7	<0.001	49.9	<0.001			5.4	<0.001
Proteinuria	No	6.8		17.8		82.9		33.1		26.4
	Yes	8.2	0.51	36.3	<0.001	76.0	0.03	37.3	0.29	44.5	<0.001