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Table 3 Association of albuminuria with components of serum lipid panel and HbA1c

From: Dysglycemia but not lipids is associated with abnormal urinary albumin excretion in diabetic kidney disease: a report from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)

Adjusted for age, gender, race, hypertension, and current smoker

Odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

(A) Micro-albuminuria Vs normo-albuminuria group:

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.03 (0.94-1.13)

Serum LDL (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.00 (0.91-1.10)

Serum HDL (mg/dl) (per 10)

0.88 (0.78-0.99)*

Serum Triglyceride (mg/dl) (per 10)

0.99 (0.97-1.01)

HbA1c

1.32 (1.23-1.42)***

(B) Macro-albuminuria Vs Non macro-albuminuria (Normo + Micro) group:

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) (per 10)

0.89(0.71-1.10)

Serum LDL (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.13 (0.90-1.42)

Serum HDL (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.20 (0.94-1.53)

Serum Triglyceride (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.01 (0.98-1.04)

HbA1c

1.26 (1.14-1.38)***

(C) Macro-albuminuria Vs micro-albuminuria group:

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) (per 10)

0.90(0.73-1.11)

Serum LDL (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.11 (0.89-1.37)

Serum HDL (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.25 (0.98-1.59)

Serum Triglyceride (mg/dl) (per 10)

1.01 (0.98-1.05)

HbA1c

1.16 (1.05-1.28)**

  1. * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.