Research Article

Glycated Albumin Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Increase Relative to HbA1c with Time

Table 2

Univariate linear regression analysis to determine the variables associated with GA/.

VariablesSTD β

Age (year)0.0630.246
BMI (kg/m2)−0.0630.251
Waist circumference (cm)0.0040.940
Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)−0.0320.552
Albumin (g/dL)0.0080.886
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)−0.0290.599
Triglyceride (mg/dL)−0.0800.141
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)0.0230.674
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)−0.0070.903
GA at baseline (%)0.1660.002
at baseline (%)0.0170.753
Mean GA (%)0.345<0.001
Mean (%)0.1280.018
Duration of diabetes (year)0.1870.001
C-peptide (ng/mL)0.1390.011
PCGR0.1450.007
CGI−0.0590.284

BMI, body mass index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; GA, glycated albumin; PCGR, postprandial C-peptide to glucose ratio; CGI, C-peptide-genic index. Values with statistical significance are printed in bold.