Table 3.

HR (95% CI) of DN according to tertile of hs-CRP

	hs-CRP
	<1.46 mg/L	1.46–4.24 mg/L	>4.24 mg/L
N	1,342	1,327	1,374
Crude HR	Reference	1.39 (1.03–1.88)*	1.85 (1.40–2.45)**
Age-adjusted HR	Reference	1.28 (0.95–1.73)	1.75 (1.33–2.31)**
Multivariate-adjusted HR$	Reference	1.57 (0.68–3.64)	2.34 (1.04–5.24)*

^*P value <0.05,

^**P value <0.001, from Cox PH models.

$Adjusted for age, sex, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic BP, diastolic BP, antihypertensive medication, CVD, years of DM, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, education, BMI, and WC.