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. 2021 Oct 18;20:209. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01399-z

Table 2.

Cox proportional hazard regression models for the association between the risk factors and mortality

HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P
Low SD without CKD group  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.002
 High SD without CKD group 2.123 (1.268, 3.555) 0.004 2.096 (1.251, 3.511) 0.005 2.113 (1.261, 3.542) 0.005 2.105 (1.256, 3.528) 0.005
 Low SD with CKD group 2.066 (1.169, 3.649) 0.012 1.774 (0.999, 3.149) 0.050 1.502 (0.841, 2.682) 0.169 1.224 (0.675, 2.217) 0.505
 High SD with CKD group 4.091 (2.380, 7.029)  < 0.001 3.497 (2.019, 6.057)  < 0.001 2.966 (1.704, 5.163)  < 0.001 2.382 (1.346, 4.215) 0.003
Age ≥ 65 years 3.261 (2.097, 5.070)  < 0.001 2.767 (1.761, 4.348)  < 0.001 2.654 (1.684, 4.183)  < 0.001 2.631 (1.671, 4.144)  < 0.001
Male 1.692 (1.175, 2.436) 0.005 1.636 (1.122, 2.385) 0.011 1.498 (1.025, 2.189) 0.037 1.496 (1.016, 2.203) 0.041
Current smoker 0.987 (0.507, 1.922) 0.970 1.076 (0.550, 2.107) 0.830 1.103 (0.562, 2.164) 0.775
CVD history 1.293 (0.867, 1.927) 0.208 1.281 (0.827, 1.986) 0.267 1.287 (0.833, 1.987) 0.256
Obesitya 0.992 (0.681, 1.445) 0.967 1.006 (0.689, 1.467) 0.977 0.993 (0.680, 1.450) 0.973
Duration of diabetes ≥ 13 yearsb 1.594 (1.067, 2.380) 0.023 1.455 (0.967, 2.189) 0.072 1.496 (0.992, 2.256) 0.055
Hypertension 1.898 (0.940, 3.834) 0.074 1.681 (0.809, 3.494) 0.164 1.507 (0.720, 3.154) 0.277
Current use of ACE inhibitors or ARBs 1.220 (0.839, 1.773) 0.297 1.218 (0.839, 1.769) 0.300
Current use of statins 0.517 (0.361, 0.741)  < 0.001 0.524 (0.364, 0.755)  < 0.001
Current use of antiplatelet agents 1.155 (0.774, 1.724) 0.482 1.107 (0.742, 1.650) 0.618
Current use of insulin 1.454 (0.999, 2.116) 0.050 1.295 (0.865, 1.939) 0.210
Current use of metformin 0.690 (0.449, 1.061) 0.091 0.705 (0.458, 1.085) 0.112
Current use of SGLT2 inhibitors 0.159 (0.039, 0.649) 0.010 0.184 (0.045, 0.754) 0.019
HbA1c ≥ 7% 0.798 (0.551, 1.154) 0.231
Total cholesterol ≥ 4.14 mmol/L 0.986 (0.669, 1.454) 0.944
Low HDL cholesterolc 1.197 (0.807, 1.777) 0.371
Triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/L 0.732 (0.466, 1.151) 0.177
Albuminuria 2.617 (1.725, 3.970)  < 0.001

ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin II receptor antagonist, CKD chronic kidney disease, CI confidence interval, HDL high-density lipoprotein, SD standard deviation, SGLT2 sodium glucose cotransporter 2

aObesity defined as a body mass index ≥ 27 kg/m2,

bMedian of duration of diabetes was 13 years

cLow HDL cholesterol defined as < 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) in men or < 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L) in women