Predictive Potential of Twenty-Two Biochemical Biomarkers for Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 2
Final multiple logistic regression model for coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes ().
Coefficient ()
SE of
Odds ratio
95% CI
Intercept
−21.51
6.501
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—
—
—
LDL-cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol
0.690
0.290
2.38
0.017
1.99
1.13 to 3.52
Methionine (µmol/L)
0.083
0.031
2.68
0.007
1.09
1.02 to 1.16
Reduced glutathione (µmol/L)
−0.512
0.261
−1.96
0.050
0.60
0.36 to 1.00
L-Arginine/asymmetric dimethyl-L-arginine
−0.052
0.022
−2.30
0.021
0.95
0.91 to 0.99
Nitrate plus nitrite (µmol/L)
0.095
0.028
3.40
0.001
1.10
1.04 to 1.16
n-Acetyl--glucosaminidase (U/L)
0.087
0.038
2.27
0.023
1.09
1.01 to 1.17
Gender (male = 1, female = 0)
−2.667
1.033
−2.58
0.010
0.07
0.01 to 0.52
BMI (kg/m2)
0.588
0.189
3.11
0.002
1.80
1.24 to 2.61
): coefficient that reflects the expected increase in the for CAD per unit increase in the independent variable. SE: standard error. CI: confidence intervals.
