Figure 1.

Association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels on a continuous scale and diabetic kidney disease in total subjects (A), male subjects (B) and female subjects (C). The solid lines represent the odds ratios and the shaded areas represent the 95% confidence intervals. Model was adjusted for age, body mass index, neck circumference,waist circumference, hypertension, duration of diabetes, common carotid artery plaque, fasting plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; RCS, restricted cubic splines; hs - CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.