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. 2009 Nov 16;33(2):317–321. doi: 10.2337/dc09-1701

Table 2.

Independent determinants of time to CVD and all-cause mortality in FDS primary prevention subjects

HR (95% CI) P value
Cardiovascular mortality
    Age (increase of 10 years) 3.09 (2.27–4.21) <0.001
    Diabetes duration (increase of 5 years) 1.27 (1.09–1.49) 0.003
    Not fluent in English 0.17 (0.07–0.47) 0.001
    BMI (increase of 1 kg/m2) 0.92 (0.87–0.97) 0.002
    ln(urine ACR)* 1.21 (1.02–1.44) 0.034
    Regular aspirin use 0.30 (0.09–0.95) 0.041
All-cause mortality
    Age (increase of 10 years) 2.15 (1.76–2.62) <0.001
    Male sex 1.47 (1.06–2.03) 0.022
    Southern European ethnicity 0.63 (0.40–0.98) 0.041
    BMI (increase of 1 kg/m2) 0.93 (0.90–0.97) <0.001
    Lipid-modifying therapy 0.30 (0.11–0.82) 0.018
    ln(urinary ACR)* 1.36 (1.21–1.52) <0.001
    Peripheral neuropathy 1.79 (1.27–2.53) 0.001
    Regular aspirin use 0.53 (0.28–0.98) 0.044

The most parsimonious models are shown with HRs (95% CI). The HRs for regular aspirin use are those after adjustment for the significant variables in the models.

*A 2.72-fold increase in ACR or triglycerides corresponds to an increase of 1 in ln(ACR) or ln(triglycerides), respectively.