Table 3 The results of multiple GEE analysis for UA levels and MetS after adjusting other potential confounding factors

Intercept

−5.3378

1.4182

−3.76

0.0002

Q4

0.5259

0.1194

4.41

<.0001

1.6920

1.3390

2.1381

Q3

0.1856

0.1244

1.49

0.1357

1.2039

0.9435

1.5363

Q2

0.0709

0.1274

0.56

0.5778

1.0735

0.8363

1.3780

Q1

0

0

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time

0.3072

0.026

11.84

<.0001

1.3596

1.2923

1.4306

baseage

0.0308

0.0034

9.16

<.0001

1.0313

1.0245

1.0381

GGT

0.0091

0.0011

7.96

<.0001

1.0091

1.0069

1.0115

ALB

−0.018

0.018

−1

0.3197

0.9822

0.9481

1.0176

GLO

0.0228

0.0103

2.21

0.0268

1.0231

1.0026

1.0439

CHOL

0.1285

0.0468

2.74

0.0061

1.1371

1.0374

1.2463

Hb

0.012

0.0046

2.63

0.0086

1.0121

1.0031

1.0212

MCV

−0.1321

0.019

−6.96

<.0001

0.8763

0.8443

0.9095

MCH

0.2862

0.0462

6.19

<.0001

1.3314

1.2160

1.4575

WBC

0.1531

0.0242

6.33

<.0001

1.1654

1.1115

1.2220