Table 4.
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models for factors predicting elevated β2m.
| Univariate | Multivariate∗ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
| Age (years) | 1.01 (0.97–1.04) | 0.75 | 0.99 (0.95–1.05) | 0.89 |
| Male gender | 0.84 (0.38–1.86) | 0.67 | 1.17 (0.36–3.79) | 0.80 |
| Positive hypertension status | 1.3 (0.56–2.99) | 0.54 | 0.60 (0.20–1.80) | 0.36 |
| Duration of DM | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.82 | 0.99 (0.98–1.03) | 0.17 |
| Waist circumference | 1.00 (0.97–1.03) | 0.97 | 0.98 (0.93–1.03) | 0.39 |
| BMI | 1.06 (0.97–1.16) | 0.19 | 1.23 (1.05–1.45) | 0.01∗∗ |
| Positive microalbuminuria | 5.79 (2.30–14.59) | <0.001 | 3.94 (1.32–11.77) | 0.01∗∗ |
| eGFR | 0.98 (0.97–0.99) | 0.04 | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) | 0.04∗∗ |
| LDL-C | 1.46 (1.08–1.99) | 0.02 | 1.32 (0.71–2.43) | 0.38 |
| Total cholesterol/HDL | 1.20 (1.03–1.41) | 0.02 | 0.93 (0.71–1.24) | 0.64 |
| Triglycerides | 1.93 (1.16–3.22) | 0.01 | 1.85 (0.96–3.54) | 0.06 |
| HbA1c | 1.18 (0.98–1.42) | 0.07 | 1.09 (0.86–1.38) | 0.47 |
∗The area under the Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curve of the model was 0.80. ∗∗Statistically significant after adjusting for other variables.