Vascular Events and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A 5-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and a Contemporary Cardiovascular Prevention Treatment

Table 3

Factors associated with new cardiovascular events in patients with prior cardiovascular events.

	Univariate model		Multivariate model
	HR (95% CI)	value	HR (95% CI)	value
Carotid atherosclerosis	1.30 (0.44–3.86)	0.436	1.24 (0.35–5.93)	0.738
Age	2.37 (1.35–4.16)	0.003	2.07 (1.11–3.85)	0.022
Current smokers	1.46 (0.49–4.42)	0.498	1.89 (0.59–5.93)	0.283
Nephropathy^a	2.57 (0.97–6.63)	0.051	1.27 (0.36–4.50)	0.714
Antiplatelet treatment	0.45 (0.15–1.37)	0.058	0.57 (0.15–2.13)	0.402
	0.77 (0.26–2.30)	0.647	0.73 (0.24–2.24)	0.578

CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio. ^aDefined by the presence of at least one of the following: eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73m², positive microalbuminuria, or positive proteinuria.