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. 2017 Mar 30;12(3):e0174529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174529

Table 4. Univariate logistic regression analysis with enthesis hypoechogenicity, thickening, enthesophyte, bony irregularity as dependent variables.

Hypoechogenicity Thickening Enthesophyte Bony irregularity
P value O.R.(95% CI) P value O.R.(95% CI) P value O.R.(95% CI) P value
O.R.(95% CI) P value O.R.(95% CI) P value O.R.(95% CI) P value O.R.(95% CI) P value
Age 1.05 (0.97–1.13) .20 1.03 (0.96–1.10) .41 1.01(0.96–1.06) .77 0.97(0.91–1.02) .26
Sex 1.56 (0.43–5.72) .50 1.83(0.51–6.51) .35 0.80(0.33–1.92) .62 2.11(0.73–6.12) .17
T2DM duration 1.06(0.97–1.16) .21 1.07(0.98–1.17) .13 1.02(0.96–1.09) .47 0.94(0.87–1.02) .15
OADs treated 2.03(0.24–17.04) .51 1.08(0.95–1.24) .21 0.59(0.19–1.82) .36 1.78(0.37–8.57) .47
Insulin treated 2.25(0.59–8.55) .23 1.21(0.30–4.92) .79 0.95(0.33–2.75) .93 1.34(0.42–4.26) .61
Statin treated 4.35(0.53–35.7) .17 4.87(0.60–39.62) .14 0.96(0.36–2.53) .94 4.02(0.86–18.70) .08
Retinopathy 1.94(0.55–6.85) .30 3.5(0.98–12.5) .05 5.13(2.0–13.15) .001 0.64(0.22–1.85) .41
Macrovascular
disease
1.29(0.36–4.54) .70 0.72(0.20–2.58) .62 0.50(0.19–1.28) .15 1.11(0.40–3.07) .83
Reduced eGFR 0.47(0.13–1.65) .24 0.84(0.25–2.86) .78 2.93(1.06–8.10) .04 0.62(0.23–1.70) .62
High blood pressure 0.57(0.16–2.0) .38 1.02(0.30–3.45) .98 0.95(0.39–2.30) .91 1.30(0.46–3.66) .61
BMI 1.00(0.88–1.14) .99 1.09(0.96–1.22) .17 1.01(0.92–1.11) .86 0.87(0.76–0.99) .05
Mean glucose 1.00(0.99–1.02) .58 0.99(0.97–1.01) .39 1.01(1.00–1.03) .03 1.00(0.99–1.02) .54
Mean A1c 1.25(0.80–1.95) .32 0.96(0.61–1.53) .87 1.27(0.92–1.75) .15 0.94(0.64–1.38) .74
Total cholesterol 0.99(0.98–1.02) .91 1.00(0.99–1.02) .74 0.99(0.98–1.01) .25 0.99(0.98–1.00) .19
LDL-cholesterol 0.99(0.97–1.01) .44 0.99(0.97–1.01) .38 0.99(0.98–1.01) .32 0.98(0.96–1.00) .02

Legend: T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; OADs, oral antidiabetic drugs; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; BMI, body mass index; A1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.