Incidence of Diabetic Nephropathy and Its Predictors among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Multivariable analysis using the Weibull regression model for predictors of diabetic nephropathy among type 2 DM patients in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, January 2001–February 2016.

Variable	Crude HR (95% CI)	Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	1	1
Female	0.44 (0.27–0.73)	0.44 (0.26–0.73)
FBS
≤150	1	1
>150	1.41 (0.67–2.96)	1.59 (0.75–3.39)
Duration
<6 years	1	1
6–10 years	0.53 (0.26–1.06)	0.50 (0.24–1.04)
>10 years	0.28 (0.13–0.62)	0.24 (0.11–0.56)
SBP
≤140	1	1
>140	1.31 (0.75–2.29)	1.91 (0.96–3.67)
DBP
≤90	1	1
>90	0.67 (0.29–1.57)	0.53 (0.19–1.41)
Anemia
No	1	1
Yes	2.93 (1.56–5.51)	1.94 (0.97–3.87)
Diabetic retinopathy
No	1	1
Yes	0.78 (0.41–1.50)	0.71 (0.36–1.41)
Age (year)	1.02 (0.99–1.04)	1.01 (0.98–1.03)
CHD
No	1	1
Yes	2.91 (1.61–5.27)	2.69 (1.42–5.13)

value < 0.001, value < 0.01, value < 0.05. CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; SBP, systolic blood pressure; CHD, coronary heart disease.