Peripheral Arterial Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Is Associated with an Increase in Fibrinogen Levels

Table 4

Quartile fibrinogen concentrations and risk of PAD.

	Model A	Model B	Model C
Q1 (≤3.01)	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.
Q2 (3.02–3.65)	2.097 (1.409-3.121)	2.112 (1.419-3.146)	1.993 (1.322-3.005)
Q3 (3.66–4.55)	2.738 (1.799-4.168)	2.765 (1.815-4.213)	2.469 (1.591-3.831)
Q4 (≥4.56)	3.639 (2.317-5.716)	3.651 (2.323-5.738)	2.942 (1.838-4.711)

Model A is univariate analysis for fibrinogen; model B is adjusted for age and sex; model C is adjusted for age, sex, hypertension, weight, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, TC, HDL-C, and HbA1c; and .