Presence of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Is Not Associated with Microalbuminuria in 14-to-20-Years Old Slovak Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional, Population Study
Fig 2
Loading scatter plot from OPLS-DA model of normoalbuminuric (NA) and microalbuminuric (MA) boys.
Dummy variables (blue circles) characterize the respective 2 groups categorized according to absence (DANA) and presence (DAMA) of microalbuminuria. Albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) adjacent to dummy variable DAMA represents the most significant component with discriminatory power determining the separation between the groups. Microalbuminuric boys also tend to present higher urine density and serum urea levels, and low total body fat percentage, body mass index, waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference and body weight (far right to dummy DAMA variable). Variables positioned near to intersect are similar in NA and MA cohorts thus do not contribute to between groups separation.