Research Article

Value of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria in Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Cardiovascular Disease

Table 3

Differences between patients with and without higher CHDR.

VariablePatients with CHDR < 10%Patients with CHDR > 10%P value

Patients with nephropathy by eGFR141 (9.6%)251 (28%)<0.001
Patients with nephropathy by albuminuria1212 (82.2%)76.7 (85.4%)0.05
Patients with nephropathy by eGFR and albuminuria109 (7.4%)208 (23.2%)<0.001

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, CHDR: coronary heart disease risk.