Assessment of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Microalbuminuria by High-Frequency Ultrasonography

Table 3

Multiple stepwise regression analyses.

Characteristics	IMT
	Standardized coefficient beta	P value
UAER (mg/24 hr)	0.269	<0.05
HbA1c (%)	0.458	<0.05

The model including age, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist and hip circumference, UAER, FBG, plasma HbA1C concentration, serum concentrations of triglycerides and total, HDL and LDL cholesterol, current smoking, and the duration of diabetes mellitus.