Research Article

Time in Range, as a Novel Metric of Glycemic Control, Is Reversely Associated with Presence of Diabetic Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Independent of HbA1c in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes

Table 4

Associations between TIR and various stages of CAN.

Early CANManifest CANSevere CANAny CAN
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

Model 1
 TIR0.995 (0.981-1.010)0.5330.967 (0.952-0.982)<0.0010.942 (0.910-0.975)0.0010.969 (0.957-0.981)<0.001
 HbA1C1.116 (0.960-1.296)0.1531.156 (0.972-1.375)0.1021.154 (0.782-1.704)0.4711.073 (0.938-1.226)0.303
Model 2
 TIR0.995 (0.980-1.011)0.5480.967 (0.951-0.984)<0.0010.940 (0.909-0.973)<0.0010.969 (0.957-0.982)<0.001
 HbA1C1.117 (0.959-1.299)0.1541.151 (0.966-1.371)0.1151.175 (0.789-1.751)0.4271.069 (0.934-1.223)0.333
 SD0.990 (0.734-1.336)0.9491.041 (0.783-1.385)0.7830.769 (0.320-1.851)0.5581.044 (0.858-1.271)0.665
Model3
 TIR0.995 (0.981-1.009)0.5050.967 (0.952-0.983)<0.0010.941 (0.909-0.974)0.0010.969 (0.957-0.981)<0.001
 HbA1C1.121 (0.963-1.304)0.1401.154 (0.969-1.373)0.1081.168 (0.787-1.733)0.4411.069 (0.935-1.223)0.330
 MAGE0.928 (0.661-1.304)0.6681.048 (0.832-1.320)0.6890.784 (0.208-2.953)0.7191.082 (0.874-1.339)0.470
Model4
 TIR0.996 (0.982-1.010)0.5380.967 (0.951-0.982)<0.0010.944 (0.912-0.977)0.0010.969 (0.957-0.981)<0.001
 HbA1C1.114 (0.957-1.297)0.1621.153 (0.968-1.373)0.1121.158 (0.780-1.718)0.4671.071 (0.936-1.226)0.319
 CV1.174 (0.034-40.498)0.9291.499 (0.034-66.335)0.8340.094 (-6-2712.427)0.6521.325 0.078-22.473)0.846
Model 5
 TIR0.994 (0.979-1.009)0.4210.965 (0.949-0.982)<0.0010.935 (0.902-0.969)0.0010.968 (0.956-0.981)<0.001
 HbA1C1.124 (0.966-1.308)0.1311.160 (0.973-1.381)0.0981.204 (0.803-1.807)0.3691.077 (0.940-1.233)0.286
 LAGE0.982 (0.931-1.036)0.5100.987 (0.936-1.041)0.6250.873 (0.724-1.053)0.1560.993 (0.951-1.038)0.766
Model 6
 TIR0.994 (0.975-1.013)0.5230.961 (0.941-0.983)<0.0010.935 (0.894-0.978)0.0030.965 (0.948-0.981)<0.001
 HbA1C1.119 (0.961-1.303)0.1491.169 (0.981-1.394)0.0811.169 (0.788-1.734)0.4381.083 (0.945-1.240)0.250
 ADDR0.996 (0.963-1.029)0.7890.986 (0.950-1.023)0.4480.982 (0.911-1.058)0.6360.989 (0.961-1.018)0.460
Model 7
 TIR0.999 (0.978-1.019)0.8960.973 (0.951-0.995)0.0150.943 (0.903-0.985)0.0080.972 (0.959-0.986)<0.001
 HbA1C1.114 (0.959-1.295)0.1581.154 (0.970-1.374)0.1051.147 (0.776-1.694)0.4921.073 (0.938-1.227)0.305
value1.008 (0.969-1.050)0.6831.014 (0.975-1.056)0.4811.004 (0.949-1.063)0.8841.007 (0.993-1.021)0.333

aTIR: time in range; HbA1C: hemoglobin A1C; SD: standard deviation; MAGE: mean amplitude of glucose excursions; CV: coefficient of variation; LAGE: largest amplitude of plasma glucose excursions; ADDR: average daily risk range; HR: heart rate; CI: confidence interval. bModel 1 was adjusted for age, diabetes duration, sex, blood pressure, lipid profile, SCr, BMI, and HbA1c (%); model 2 was adjusted for variables as in model 1 and for SD; model 3 was adjusted for variables as in model 1 and for MAGE; model 4 was adjusted for variables as in model 1 and for CV; model 5 was adjusted for variables as in model 1 and for LAGE; model 6 was adjusted for variables as in model 1 and for ADDR; model 7 was adjusted for variables as in model 1 and for value.