Table 3.
Independent predictors of single chronic complications in multivariate analyses
| CVD | CKD | U-Alb | DR | DSPN | CAN | |
| Gender (male vs female) |
2.98 (1.60 to 5.53) p=0.001 |
0.26 (0.14 to 0.48) p<0.001 |
2.04 (1.11 to 3.77) p=0.022 |
1.23 (0.53 to 2.84) p=0.625 |
0.75 (0.50 to 1.12) p=0.162 |
0.89 (0.52 to 1.51) p=0.656 |
| Age (per year) |
1.06 (1.03 to 1.09) p<0.001 |
1.07 (1.03 to 1.11) p<0.001 |
1.00 (0.97 to 1.02) p=0.899 |
1.04 (1.00 to 1.09) p=0.072 |
1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) p=0.623 |
0.99 (0.97 to 1.02) p=0.536 |
| BMI (per unit) |
0.99 (0.94 to 1.04) p=0.623 |
1.04 (0.99 to 1.10) p=0.132 |
1.03 (0.98 to 1.07) p=0.236 |
1.02 (0.95 to 1.10) p=0.539 |
1.03 (1.00 to 1.07) p=0.067 |
1.05 (1.01 to 1.10) p=0.017 |
| Smoking (past/current vs never) |
1.71 (1.06 to 2.76) p=0.028 |
0.99 (0.54 to 1.82) p=0.968 |
1.84 (1.12 to 3.02) p=0.016 |
0.89 (0.41 to 1.89) p=0.753 |
1.55 (1.06 to 2.28) p=0.023 |
1.88 (1.16 to 3.07) p=0.011 |
| HbA1c (per log unit) |
1.88 (0.45 to 7.87) p=0.388 |
0.16 (0.02 to 1.56) p=0.115 |
6.46 (1.64 to 25.46) p=0.008 |
4.60 (0.51 to 41.36) p=0.173 |
1.42 (0.44 to 4.59) p=0.560 |
1.58 (0.34 to 7.30) p=0.556 |
| Hypertension (yes vs no) |
2.17 (1.12 to 4.21) p=0.022 |
1.29 (0.57 to 2.94) p=0.542 |
1.35 (0.74 to 2.46) p=0.322 |
0.70 (0.29 to 1.66) p=0.416 |
1.30 (0.82 to 2.07) p=0.262 |
2.04 (1.12 to 3.73) p=0.021 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (yes vs no) |
1.65 (0.47 to 5.82) p=0.440 |
1.14 (0.25 to 5.27) p=0.868 |
1.05 (0.30 to 3.71) p=0.937 |
0.56 (0.13 to 2.54) p=0.455 |
0.77 (0.32 to 1.89) p=0.573 |
0.98 (0.31 to 3.02) p=0.948 |
ORs and 95% CIs are reported. Significant p values are in bold.
BMI, body mass index; CAN, cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DR, diabetic retinopathy; DSPN, distal symmetric polyneuropathy; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; U-Alb, microalbuminuria or macroalbuminuria.