Table 2.

Association of Fetuin-A Tertiles with Incident Diabetes Among Older Persons

	Tertile 1	Tertile 2	Tertile 3
	HR; (95% CI);P-value	HR; (95% CI);P-value	HR; (95% CI);P-value	P for Trend
Fetuin-A Range (g/L)	≤0.76	0.77 – 0.97	> 0.97
Number of Incident Diabetes Events	28	47	60
Incidence Rates (per 1,000 person years)	6.5	10.3	13.3
Unadjusted	Reference	1.60; (0.94–2.73); 0.08	2.19; (1.31–3.65); < 0.01	< 0.01
Demographic Adjusted *	Reference	1.64; (0.96–2.80); 0.07	2.23; (1.34–3.73); < 0.01	< 0.01
Multivariable Adjusted †	Reference	1.82; (0.94–3.53); 0.07	2.41; (1.28–4.53); < 0.01	< 0.01

^*Adjusted for age, sex, and race.

^†Adjusted for demographic variables, waist circumference, body weight, physical activity score, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and CRP.