Research Article

Elevated Serum Levels of Soluble TNF Receptors and Adhesion Molecules Are Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type-1 Diabetes

Table 2

Multivariate logistic regression analysis for proteins after adjustment for age, sex, and disease duration.

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
OR (CI 95%)OR (CI 95%)OR (CI 95%)OR (CI 95%)
value value value value

sTNFR-I1.83 (1.49–2.28)1.62 (1.31–2.02)1.67 (1.35–2.09)1.57 (1.25–2.00)
2.67 × 10−83.24 × 10−94.00 × 10−61.66 × 10−4
sTNFR-II1.54 (1.24–1.97)1.32 (1.09–1.64) 1.32 (1.09–1.64) 1.18 (0.97–1.46)
2.46 × 10−47.44 × 10−37.67 × 10−30.113
CRP1.16 (1.06–1.27) 1.16 (1.06–1.28)1.16 (1.05–1.28)1.15 (1.04–1.29)
1.51 × 10−32.68 × 10−34.07 × 10−39.37 × 10−3
SAA1.10 (1.01–1.19)1.07 (0.98–1.16)1.06 (0.97–1.16)1.10 (1.00–1.22)
0.0250.1450.2000.046
sgp1301.59 (1.21–2.14)1.58 (1.18–2.15)1.58 (1.19–2.16)1.43 (1.05–1.97)
1.61 × 10−32.71 × 10−32.71 × 10−30.026
sIL6R1.26 (1.00–1.63)1.27 (0.99–1.69)1.28 (1.00–1.70)1.25 (0.96–1.66)
0.0690.0770.0700.108
sVCAM11.30 (1.05–1.64)1.28 (1.01–1.63)1.28 (1.01–1.63)1.27 (0.98–1.65)
0.0210.0440.0460.074
sICAM11.59 (1.25–2.04)1.56 (1.20–2.03)1.54 (1.19–2.01)1.42 (1.07–1.89)
1.65 × 10−48.6 × 10−41.08 × 10−30.015

Model 1: no adjustments, model 2: adjusted for age, model 3: adjusted for age and sex, and model 4: adjusted for age, sex, and T1D duration.