Research Article

Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Is an Independent Risk Factor for Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of the correlation between selected variables and LVDD.

Variables OR95% CI value

Age (year)1.0521.022–1.083
Gender (male/female)1.4830.451–4.7900.513
Duration of diabetes (year)1.0090.971–1.0490.644
Current smoker (yes/no)1.4490.797–2.6350.224
LDL (mmol/L)0.9050.683–1.1190.498
HbA1c (%)0.8940.732–1.0690.222
Pulse pressure (mmHg)0.9930.938–1.0420.778
QTc (ms)0.9810.957–1.0160.379
CAN stage1.6281.131–2.344

LVDD, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; QTc, corrected QT interval; CAN, cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy. .