Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Visit-to-Visit HbA1c Variability Predict Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Preserved Kidney Function

Table 3

Cox regression analyses for exacerbation of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and preserved kidney function.

Independent variables	HR	95% CI	values
Age	1.032	0.976–1.091	0.27
HbA1c	1.256	0.732–2.154	0.41
CV-HbA1c	1.121	1.040–1.208	0.003
log ACR	1.800	0.838–3.868	0.13
Maximum IMT	4.020	1.135–14.24	0.03
eGFR	0.971	0.942–1.001	0.06
Uric acid	1.124	0.798–1.582	0.50
Leucocyte count	1.304	0.979–1.737	0.07

HR: hazard ratio. CI: confidence interval. Other abbreviations are the same as in Table 1.