Research Article

Albuminuria Is Associated with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Early Diabetic Kidney Disease

Table 3

The stepwise multiple linear regression for LVMI in patients with type 2 diabetes.

VariableStandardized coefficientsStandard error value

Albuminuria status13.612662.196476.20<0.0001
Age (per decade years)0.383040.108723.520.0005
SBP0.165850.087091.900.0578
ACEI/ARB use (no versus yes)āˆ’16.578113.57836āˆ’4.63<0.0001

ACEI/ARB: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker.