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. 2022 Jan 17;27(1):44–51. doi: 10.6065/apem.2142084.042

Table 4.

Predictors for microvascular complications

Variable Diabetic retinopathy
Microalbuminuria
HR (95% CI) P-value Adj. HR (95% CI) Adj. P-value HR (95% CI) P-value Adj. HR (95% CI) Adj. P-value
Age at diagnosis (yr) 1.33 (0.98–1.81) 0.070 1.54 (0.93–2.55) 0.096
Mean HbA1c (%) 4.84 (1.97–11.92) <0.001 3.78 (1.19–12.03) 0.024
Puberty at diagnosis 8.48 (1.10–65.67) 0.041 524.01 (0.00–2.70) 0.490
24-Hour sBP SDS 1.28 (0.69–2.38) 0.430 1.92 (0.16–23.13) 0.608 0.91 (0.37–2.25) 0.845 0.62 (0.12–3.19) 0.570
24-Hour dBP SDS 1.13 (0.54–2.36) 0.739 1.40 (0.38–5.14) 0.613 1.49 (0.60–3.66) 0.389 2.36 (0.29–18.95) 0.420
24-Hour MAP SDS 1.33 (0.72–2.45) 0.367 0.97 (0.35–2.68) 0.960 1.3 (0.56–3.00) 0.536 1.25 (0.28–5.59) 0.770
Daytime sBP SDS 1.12 (0.59–2.12) 0.728 0.55 (0.16–1.90) 0.347 0.86 (0.33–2.23) 0.759 0.75 (0.16–3.53) 0.720
Daytime dBP SDS 0.89 (0.43–1.83) 0.751 0.89 (0.30–2.66) 0.835 1.24 (0.49–3.13) 0.643 1.91 (0.32–11.41) 0.478
Daytime MAP SDS 0.97 (0.48–1.95) 0.930 0.73 (0.26–2.07) 0.555 1.07 (0.40–2.83) 0.891 1.20 (0.29–4.99) 0.806
Nighttime sBP SDS 1.64 (0.87–3.09) 0.128 1.06 (0.33–3.44) 0.917 0.88 (0.34–2.26) 0.794 0.40 (0.08–2.14) 0.285
Nighttime dBP SDS 1.64 (0.73–3.67) 0.230 3.21 (0.51–20.35) 0.216 1.41 (0.46–4.36) 0.550 0.64 (0.09–4.46) 0.651
Nighttime MAP SDS 1.56 (0.82–2.97) 0.179 1.63 (0.48–5.60) 0.437 1.08 (0.43–2.73) 0.865 0.50 (0.10–2.67) 0.413

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A; sBP, systolic blood pressure; SDS, standard deviation score; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure.

Multivariate analysis with adjusting age at diagnosis and average HbA1c level.

Average HbA1c from diagnosis to last follow-up.