Table 4

Risk factors for DME using binary logistic regression analysis

CharacteristicsUnivariate modelMultivariate model
OR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P value
DM duration (per year)1.036 (1.001 to 1.072)0.044*
BMI (per kg²/m)0.914 (0.838 to 0.997)0.042*
SBP (per mm Hg)1.023 (1.009 to 1.037)0.001**
Serum urea (per mmol/L)1.162 (1.086 to 1.244)<0.001**
Scr (per μmol/L)1.009 (1.005 to 1.012)<0.001**
Urinary protein (per mg/L)1.001 (1.000 to 1.001)<0.001**
Urinary albumin (per mg/L)1.001 (1.001 to 1.002)<0.001**
Ucr (per μmol/L)0.839 (0.770 to 0.914)<0.001**
UACR (per mg/g)1.001 (1.001 to 1.001)<0.001**
UPCR (per mg/g)1.000 (1.000 to 1.000)<0.001**
eGFR (per mL/min/1.73 m²)0.975 (0.965 to 0.985)<0.001**
Stage of UACR (per stage)2.449 (1.937 to 3.096)<0.001**2.308 (1.815 to 2.934)<0.001**
Stage of CKD (per stage)1.976 (1.516 to 2.574)<0.001**
Uric (per μmol/L)1.003 (1.001 to 1.006)0.015*
HDL (per mmol/L)2.416 (1.143 to 5.107)0.021*
LDL (per mmol/L)1.605 (1.212 to 2.124)0.001**1.460 (1.123 to 1.875)0.008**
CHOL (per mmol/L)1.252 (1.069 to 1.467)0.005**
Lpa (per mg/L)1.001 (1.000 to 1.002)0.034*
APOB (per g/L)4.849 (1.705 to 13.790)0.003**
ALB (per g/L)0.875 (0.827 to 0.925)<0.001**
TP (per g/L)0.940 (0.897 to 0.984)0.009**
  • Values express as ORs, CI stated at 95% and p value.

  • All parameters with p≥0.05 were not displayed in this table.

  • *P<0.05, **p<0.01.

  • ALB, serum albumin; APOB, apolipoprotein B; BMI, body mass index; CHOL, total cholesterol; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; Lpa, lipoprotein a; SBP, systolic blood pressure; Scr, serum creatinine; TP, total protein; UACR, urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio; Ucr, urinary creatinine; UPCR, urinary protein/Ucr.