Research Article

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

Table 3

Multivariable linear regression analyses to determine the variables associated with ΔGA/.

Models Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
VariablesConventional confounders Model 1
+ PCGR
Model 2
+ duration of diabetes
Model 3
+ mean GA
Model 3
+ mean
STD βSTD βSTD βSTD βSTD β

DPP-IV inhibitor use−0.1110.0490.1090.0530.0890.1110.0840.1330.0880.116
PCGR−0.1610.0090.1110.0800.0590.3960.1060.113
Duration of diabetes0.1720.0050.1660.0070.1700.007

Conventional confounders: age (years), sex (0 = female, 1 = male), body mass index (kg/m2), waist circumference (cm), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2).
PCGR, postprandial C-peptide to glucose ratio; STD β, standardized β coefficient. Values with statistical significance are printed in bold.