a significant trendp < 0.001
There was also a significant trend for CDT to increase with increasing alcohol consumption ( p < 0.001, trend test). 3.3 Association of Carbohydrate‐Deficient Transferrin With Metabolic Variables In univariate analyses (Table 1 ), individuals with obesity and those with metabolic syndrome had significantly higher CDT levels (either as %CDT or in absolute terms) than those without it, although the absolute differences were small (Table 1 ).