Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease Is an Independent Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Risks in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China

Table 4

Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis of risk factors for CHD and stroke as estimated using the UKPDS risk engine.

Variables	CHD risk		Stroke risk
	OR (95% CL)		OR (95% CL)
years	33.2 (20.2–54.4)	0.000	255.1 (35.5–1832.4.5)	0.000
Hypertension	2.0 (1.5–2.8)	0.000	2.1 (1.5–2.8)	0.000
Smoking	5.5 (3.9–7.6)	0.000	1.5 (1.1−2.0)	0.013
Elevated HbA1c	4.5 (3.4–6.1)	0.000	0.8 (0.6–1.1)	0.182
Reduced HDL-c	1.4 (1.1–1.9)	0.012	0.9 (0.7–1.2)	0.594
PAD	3.6 (2.2–6.0)	0.000	6.9 (4.0–11.8)	0.000

UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study; CHD: coronary heart disease. Elevated HbA1c (≥the average value 9.61%); reduced HDL-c (<1.04 mmol/L (men) or <1.29 mmol/L (women)).