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

Table 5. Logistic regression analysis with enthesis hypoechogenicity, thickening, enthesophyte, cortical irregularity as dependent variables after correction for body mass index.

Hypoechogenicity Thickening Enthesophyte Bony irregularity
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 (0.96–1.11) .35 1.01(0.96–1.06) .77 0.97 (0.91–1.03) .28
Sex 1.56 (0.43–5.72) .50 1.81 (0.50–6.54) .36 0.80 (0.33–1.91) .61 2.32 (0.78–6.95) .13
T2DM duration 1.06 (0.97–1.16) .20 1.06 (0.97–1.16) .18 1.02 (0.96–1.09) .49 0.95 (0.88–1.04) .28
OADs treated 2.07 (0.24–17.82) .51 1.09 (0.95–1.22) .24 0.57 (0.18–1.79) .33 2.68 (0.51–14.06) .24
Insulin treated 2.34 (0.60–9.22) .22 0.96 (0.22–4.19) .95 0.93 (0.31–2.76) .90 1.79 (0.53–6.05) .35
Statin treated 4.35 (0.53–35.73) .17 4.86 (0.59–39.8) .14 0.96 (0.36–2.53) .93 4.21 (0.89–20.00) .07
Retinopathy 1.98 (0.55–7.13) .30 3.16 (0.87–11.55) .08 5.35 (2.04–14.03) .001 0.76 (0.25–2.27) .62
Macrovascular
disease
1.29 (0.36–4.59) .69 0.79 (0.22–2.90) .73 0.50 (0.19–1.29) .15 1.01 (0.36–2.85) .99
Reduced eGFR 0.45 (0.13–1.65) .23 1.02 (0.28–3.67) .98 3.15 (1.11–8.96) .03 0.49 (0.17–1.42) .19
High blood pressure 0.56 (0.16–1.99) .37 0.93 (0.27–3.22) .91 0.94 (0.38–2.29) .89 1.89 (0.61–5.89) .27
Mean glucose 1.01 (0.99–1.02) .58 0.99 (0.97–1.01) .32 1.01 (1.00–1.03) .03 1.01 .45
Mean A1c 1.27 (0.81–1.98) .30 0.86 (0.51–1.44) .57 1.28 (0.92–1.78) .15 1.01 (0.69–1.49) .94
Total cholesterol 0.99 (0.98–1.02) .91 1.01 (0.99–1.02) .85 0.99 (0.98–1.01) .25 0.99 (0.97–1.00) .14
LDL cholesterol 0.99 (0.97–1.01) .44 0.99 (0.97–1.01) .32 0.99 (0.98–1.01) .31 0.97 (0.95–0.99) .008

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