Table 4.

Median of cf-PWV for subjects with T2D grouped according to the urinary levels of IL-18.

	UIL-18 (pg/mg UCr)
	≤ 140.82	> 140.82	p
cf-PWV (m/s) 95%CI	8.050 (7.634, 8.466)	9.046 (8.629, 9.462)	0.001
cf-PWV (m/s) 95%CI a	8.142 (7.719, 8.565)	8.914 (8.561, 9.311)	0.009
cf-PWV (m/s) 95%CI b	8.475 (8.036, 8.915)	9.064 (8.679, 9.449)	0.046

cf-PWV, carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity; UCr, urinary creatinine; UIL-18, urinary interleukin-18.

a, Controlling for age and gender.

b, Additionally controlling for traditional arterial stiffness risk factors (BMI, duration of T2D, hypertension, Hb, albumin, TC, and HDL), and the presence of DKD (UACR ≥ 30 mg/g and/or eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m²).