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. 2023 Feb 22;2023(2):CD013775. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013775.pub2

21. Creatinine ‐ Studies undertaking multivariable regression analyses to determine the effect of creatinine on progression to PDR.

Study Study type Time years  N at baseline Adjustment factors Effect estimate P value Comments
          Type Value 95% CI    
Type 2 diabetes  
Nelson 1989 Electronic database 4 953 DM duration, age, sex RR 4.80 Range: 1.3 to 17.6   serum creatinine concentration of ≥ 177µM (2.0 mg/dL)
Hsieh 2018 Prospective cohort 8 2096 DM duration, age, sex, SBP, BMI, serum fasting glucose, cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides HR  
2.36a
2.37b
1.90 to 2.92
1.70 to 3.29
< 0.001
< 0.001
 
 
Lee 2021 Retrospective cohort 6 2623 HbA1c, DR severity at baseline, age, sex, BMI HR 1.11 0.99 to 1.23 0.06 Per one standard deviation

BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; DM: diabetes mellitus; DR: diabetic retinopathy; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin/haemoglobin A1c; HR: hazard ratio; NPDR: non‐proliferative diabetic retinopathy; OR: odds ratio; PDR: proliferative diabetic retinopathy; RR: risk ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; vs: versus

aAt baseline
bDuring follow‐up