Table 3.
Multivariate analysis of the association of serum albumin levels with HbA1c.
| Model 1a | Model 2b | Model 3c | Model 4d | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | |
| Albumin, g/Le | −0.06 (−0.08, −0.05) | <0.0001 | −0.02 (−0.03, −0.00) | 0.0139 | −0.02 (−0.04, −0.01) | 0.0008 | −0.05 (−0.06, −0.04) | <0.0001 |
| Q1 (22.7–41.7 g/L) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Q2 (41.7–43.1 g/L) | −0.08 (−0.13, −0.03) | 0.0019 | −0.03 (−0.07, 0.02) | 0.2791 | −0.03 (−0.07, 0.02) | 0.2562 | −0.06 (−0.08, −0.03) | <0.0001 |
| Q3 (43.1–44.2 g/L) | −0.08 (−0.13, −0.03) | 0.0014 | −0.01 (−0.06, 0.03) | 0.6005 | −0.02 (−0.07, 0.03) | 0.4352 | −0.08 (−0.11, −0.05) | <0.0001 |
| Q4 (44.2–45.5 g/L) | −0.14 (−0.19, −0.09) | <0.0001 | −0.04 (−0.09, 0.01) | 0.0916 | −0.05 (−0.10, −0.00) | 0.0452 | −0.12 (−0.15, −0.09) | <0.0001 |
| Q5 (45.5–53.4 g/L) | −0.19 (−0.24, −0.14) | <0.0001 | −0.03 (−0.07, 0.02) | 0.3223 | −0.05 (−0.10, −0.00) | 0.0384 | −0.15 (−0.18, −0.12) | <0.0001 |
| P trend | <0.001 | 0.254 | 0.027 | <0.001 | ||||
Model 1: aUnadjusted; Model 2: badjusted for gender and age; Model 3: cadjusted for gender, age, BMI, pulse, SBP and DBP; Model 4: dadjusted for gender, age, BMI, pulse, SBP, DBP, FPG, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, RBC, hematocrit, MCH, MCHC, ALT, AST, TP, DBIL, creatinine, BUN, and UA. eper 2 g/L increment; Q1–5, serum albumin level quintiles.