The Association Between the Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome Score and Urine Microalbumin/Urine Creatinine Ratio and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Korean Adults With Obesity.

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and metabolic syndrome score (MSS) and the levels of urine microalbumin-urine creatinine ratio (uACR) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in Korean adults with obesity.

METHODS: Analyses of data obtained during the 2012 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were restricted to that obtained from 1,612 adults aged ≥20 years with obesity.

RESULTS: After adjusting for relevant variables (excluding age), uACR levels were positively associated with MetS (P < .001) and MSS (P < .001), and GFR levels were inversely associated with MetS (P < .001) and MSS (P < .001). However, when further adjusting for age, uACR levels were positively associated with MetS (P < .001) and MSS (P < .001) levels, but GFR levels were not associated with MetS (P = .632) and MSS (P = .275) levels.

CONCLUSION: MetS and MSS were positively associated with uACR levels in Korean adults with obesity, but were not associated with GFR levels.