Anemia was considered as hemoglobin less than 12 g/dL in women and less than 13 g/dL in men according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (12). DM was defined as FPG ≥ 126 mg/dL and/or Hb A1c ≥ 6.5 or taking any GLDs. The participants were categorized into two groups: BMI < 30 kg/m2 (normal/overweight) and ≥ 30 kg/m2 (obese). Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was considered as e-GFR lower than 60 mL/ min/1.73m2 according to the kidney disease outcomes quality initiative (KDQOI) guidelines [17 (link)]. Albuminuria was considered as urinary albumin creatinine ratio (ACR) of 30 mg or more in 24 hours’ urine collection. Hypertriglyceridemia was defined as TG more than 150 mg/dL and hypercholesterolemia was considered TC more than 200 mg/dL.
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