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. 2018 Jan-Feb;38(1):46–56. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2018.03.01.1010

Table 4.

Multinomial logistic regression analysis of factors associated with different types of nephropathy.

Risk factors Microalbuminuria Macroalbuminuria ESRD
Odds Ratio P value Odds Ratio P value Odds Ratio P value

Uric acid for males >6.8 mg/dL 6.30 (2.25–17.54) <.001 3.97 (1.58–9.99) <.001 13.42 (5.04–35.70) <.001
Uric acid for females >6.0 mg/ dL 4.70 (2.04–10.83) <.001 1.67 (0.82–3.41) .161 11.30 (4.90–26.09) <.001
LDH >190 U/L 2.33 (1.23–4.39) .009 1.37 (0.81–2.32) .246 7.34 (4.19–12.85) <.001
HOMA-IR ≥4.32 1.85 (0.86–3.96) .116 2.11 (1.23–3.62) .007 2.57 (1.34–4.90) .004
WBCs count >11 109/L 1.82 (0.57–5.86) .313 1.41 (0.52–3.78) .499 1.10 (0.32–3.75) .877
RBCs count <4.7 1012/L 1.190 (0.72–1.99) .496 2.40 (1.20–4.78) .013 13.26 (5.83–30.15) <.001
Hemoglobin for females <12% 1.14 (0.56–2.32) .718 2.82 (1.07–7.38) .035 7.77 (3.33–18.12) <.001
RDW ≥14.5% 0.72 (0.38–1.38) .329 0.87 (0.54–1.39) .562 2.84 (1.70–4.74) <.001
Hemoglobin for males <13% 0.71 (0.26–1.96) .508 3.62 (1.20–4.78) .019 19.66 (5.89–65.60) <.001
Hct ≥52% 0.57 (0.11–2.87) .497 1.45 (0.57–3.69) .437 1.01 (0.33–3.15) .981

Hb: hemoglobin; Hct: hematocrit; HOMA B: homeostatic model assessment b-cell function (B); HOMA IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; RBC: red blood cells; RDW: Red blood cell distribution width; WBC: white blood cells.

Adjust for age, diabetes duration, BMI, SBP and DBP.

Model-fitting information: −2 Log Likelihood:Uric Acid for males >6.8 μmol/L: 772.2; Uric Acid for females ≥6.8 μmol/L: 772.2; 1670.0; LDH >190 U/L: 1670.0; HOMA-IR ≥4.32: 1057.5; WBCs count >11×109/L:1635.8; RBCs<4.7 1012 /L: 1622.6; Hemoglobin for females <12%: 857.8; RDW ≥14.5%: 1498.6; Hemoglobin for Male <13%: 758.0; HCT ≥ 53%: 622.2