Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted OR for presence of albuminuria at Exam 2 by quintiles of retinal arteriolar caliber and by presence of diabetesa
| MESA participants with diabetes (n = 857) | |||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Quintile 1 | 2.28 (1.38–3.74) | 2.28 (1.36–3.83) | 2.26 (1.34–3.81) |
| Quintile 2 | 1.39 (0.82–2.35) | 1.41 (0.82–2.44) | 1.37 (0.79–2.37) |
| Quintile 3 | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Quintile 4 | 0.94 (0.56–1.59) | 1.01 (0.59–1.73) | 0.94 (0.55–1.63) |
| Quintile 5 | 1.32 (0.81–2.17) | 1.71 (1.02–2.87) | 1.64 (0.97–2.77) |
| MESA participants without diabetes (n = 5040) | |||
| Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Quintile 1 | 1.54 (1.12–2.12) | 1.30 (0.93–1.80) | 1.33 (0.96–1.85) |
| Quintile 2 | 1.47 (1.07–2.03) | 1.37 (0.99–1.91) | 1.38 (0.99–1.92) |
| Quintile 3 | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Quintile 4 | 1.05 (0.74–1.50) | 1.10 (0.77–1.57) | 1.06 (0.74–1.53) |
| Quintile 5 | 1.15 (0.81–1.63) | 1.36 (0.95–1.94) | 1.35 (0.94–1.94) |
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 and Model 3 adds smoking, waist circumference, education and access to healthcare to Model 2.