Table 2.
Unadjusted and adjusted OR for presence of albuminuria at Exam 2 by quintiles of retinal arteriolar calibera
| Total MESA participants (n = 5897) | ||||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Quintile 1 | 1.71 (1.31–2.22) | 1.47 (1.12–1.93) | 1.51 (1.15–1.99) | 1.55 (1.17–2.04) |
| Quintile 2 | 1.41 (1.07–1.84) | 1.35 (1.02–1.78) | 1.40 (1.05–1.85) | 1.39 (1.05–1.85) |
| Quintile 3 | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Quintile 4 | 1.07 (0.80–1.42) | 1.12 (0.84–1.51) | 1.07 (0.79–1.44) | 1.03 (0.76–1.39) |
| Quintile 5 | 1.32 (1.00–1.74) | 1.57 (1.18–2.10) | 1.46 (1.09–1.96) | 1.44 (1.07–1.93) |
a
Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, race; Model 2 adds systolic blood pressure, use of antihypertensive drugs and use of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors to Model 1; Model 3 adds presence of diabetes to Model 2 and Model 4 adds smoking, waist circumference, education and access to healthcare to Model 3.