Association of the HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 Alleles in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Nephropathy in the Han Ethnicity of China

Table 7

Independent risk factors of DN in diabetic patients.

Independent variables	OR	95% CI	P
Diabetes duration	2.277	1.180–4.39	0.014
SBP	1.366	1.149–1.779	0.021
HLA-DQB1*0501	0.53	0.296–0.85	0.036

OR: odds ratio; significant if P value < 0.05.