Gender differences in risk factors for high plasma homocysteine levels based on a retrospective checkup cohort using a generalized estimating equation analysis

Table 2 Generalized estimating equation analysis on the association between Hcy level and variables of interest over 6 year period in males

variables	B	95% Confidence Interval		P value
variables	B	Lower	Upper	P value
Age	−0.004	−0.020	0.012	0.614
BMI	−0.014	−0.090	0.061	0.710
WHR	4.220	−0.045	8.485	0.052
ALT	−0.052	− 0.072	− 0.032	< 0.01
AST	0.079	0.039	0.118	< 0.01
CREA	0.082	0.072	0.093	< 0.01
UA	0.005	0.002	0.008	< 0.01
TG	0.141	−0.028	0.310	0.101
TC	−0.621	−1.116	−0.125	0.014
LDL-C	0.575	0.055	1.094	0.030
HDL-C	0.911	0.245	1.576	< 0.01
Glu	−0.239	−0.344	−0.134	< 0.01

Abbreviations: Hcy homocysteine, BMI body mass index, WHR waist to hip ratio, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, CREA creatinine, UA uric acid, TG total triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein- cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, Glu glucose

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