Past Obesity as well as Present Body Weight Status Is a Risk Factor for Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 2

Logistic regression analysis with forced entry method for diabetic nephropathy.

	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	𝑃 value
Age	1.011	1.002–1.019	<0.05
Disease duration	1.001	0.998–1.004	ns
Sex (male: 1, female: 0)	1.955	1.606–2.378	<0.001
Hypertension	1.232	1.023–1.484	<0.05
Dyslipidemia	1.306	1.096–1.556	<0.01
HbA1c	1.014	0.984–1.044	ns
Diabetic retinopathy	3.856	3.214–4.626	<0.001
Previous obesity: 1, other: 0	1.656	1.323–2.073	<0.001
Current obesity: 1, other: 0	2.480	1.959–3.141	<0.001

Adjusted 𝑅² = 0.166, 𝑃<0.001. ns: not significant.