Table 4.

Multiple linear regression models for log AER

Variable	Effect	95% Confidence interval		P
		Lower	Upper
Intercept	-4.3388	−5.5492	−3.1824	0.0001
Plasma log CTGF N fragment	0.3183	0.1959	0.4407	0.0001
Age (yr)	−0.0272	−0.0393	−0.015	0.0001
Weight (kg)	0.0008	0.0002	0.0161	0.0445
BMI (kg/m2)	−0.0348	−0.0645	−0.005	0.0221
Waist-hip ratio	0.2832	−0.8149	1.3859	0.6143
Duration of diabetes (yr)	0.0388	0.0219	0.0557	0.0001
HbA1c (%)	0.2414	0.1797	0.3026	0.0001
DCCT intensive group	0.3792	0.2179	0.5405	0.0001
SBP (mm Hg)	0.024	0.0179	0.0301	0.0001
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.0052	0.0028	0.0076	0.0001