Table 4.

Age- and HbA1c-adjusted multiple quantile regression model for the evaluation of AGEs and sRAGE isoforms in type 2 diabetes complications

	Neuropathy		Nephropathy		Retinopathy		PAD		MACE
Variable	Coeff.	p	Coeff.	p	Coeff.	p	Coeff.	p	Coeff.	p
sRAGE	− 130.7	0.041	2.130	0.976	44.7	0.456	26.4	0.786	− 9.875	0.889
cRAGE	− 30.40	0.475	28.49	0.551	85.38	0.034	127.9	0.049	− 81.14	0.087
AGEs	3.187	0.158	− 0.487	0.847	− 5.965	0.005	− 0.863	0.801	− 1.23	0.466
AGEs/sRAGE	0.010	0.008	0.001	0.846	− 0.009	0.016	− 0.005	0.349	− 0.001	0.794
AGEs/esRAGE	0.020	0.038	− 0.001	0.960	− 0.005	0.579	0.007	0.642	− 0.023	0.028
AGEs/cRAGE	0.016	0.090	0.005	0.656	− 0.024	0.006	− 0.013	0.363	0.001	0.912

In bold significant associations

Quantile regression models the relationship between a set of predictor variables (type 2 diabetes complications) and specific quantiles of target variables

Coefficient are displayed for the 0.5 quantile (median)