Table 3

Risk factors for any DR among patients with diabetes

Any DR
Age–gender adjusted OR (95% CI)p ValueMultivariate OR (95% CI)p Value
Age0.986 (0.982 to 0.989)0.0000.967 (0.961 to 0.973)0.000
Gender0.939 (0.874 to 1.009)0.0861.023 (0.915 to 1.143)0.695
Duration of DM (months)1.107 (1.100 to 1.113)0.0001.093 (1.084 to 1.103)0.000
HbA1c (%)1.205 (1.180 to 1.231)0.0001.115 (1.078 to 1.154)0.000
FPG (mmol/L)1.126 (1.110 to 1.143)0.0001.074 (1.048 to 1.101)0.000
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)1.015 (1.013 to 1.017)0.0001.014 (1.009 to 1.018)0.000
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)1.009 (1.005 to 1.012)0.0000.997 (0.991 to 1.004)0.418
Heart rate1.015 (1.011 to 1.019)0.0001.010 (1.004 to 1.016)0.001
BMI (kg/m2)1.010 (0.998 to 1.023)0.1110.996 (0.978 to 1.016)0.709
Waist circumference (cm)1.011 (1.007 to 1.016)0.0001.005 (0.998 to 1.012)0.191
WHR1.101 (0.542 to 2.226)0.7900.521 (0.192 to 1.411)0.200
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)1.067 (1.031 to 1.103)0.0000.972 (0.924 to 1.022)0.266
Triglycerides (mmol/L)0.999 (0.966 to 1.034)0.9750.926 (0.874 to 0.982)0.010
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.141 (1.095 to 1.189)0.0001.149 (1.079 to 1.224)0.000
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.018 (0.948 to 1.094)0.6200.944 (0.854 to 1.044)0.261
Creatinine (μmol/L)1.004 (1.003 to 1.005)0.0001.003 (1.002 to 1.005)0.000
BUN (mmol/L)1.020 (1.011 to 1.030)0.0001.012 (1.001 to 1.023)0.036
  • BMI, body mass index; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; DM, diabetes mellitus; DR, diabetic retinopathy; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.