Table 3 Clinical predictors for arterial stiffness in patients with DM
| Â | Uni-variate | Multi-variate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | B (95% Confidence Interval) | P -value | B (95% Confidence Interval) | P -value |
Ever-smokers, n (%) | 0.011 (-0.002, 0.024) | 0.20 | Â | Â |
Duration of diabetes, yrs | 0.002 (0.001, 0.003) | 0.09 | 0.002 (0.001, 0.002) | < 0.05 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 0.001 (0.000, 0.004) | 0.30 | Â | Â |
HbA1c, % | 0.013 (0.005, 0.021) | < 0.05 | 0.010 (0.005, 0.014) | < 0.01 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 0.012 (0.002, 0.026) | < 0.05 | 0.014 (0.006, 0.021) | 0.17 |
Creatinine, μmol/L | 0.000 (0.000, 0.001) | 0.66 |  |  |
Log CD34/KDR+ EPCs, 10-3/ml | -0.096 (-0.197, -0.005) | < 0.05 | -0.021 (-0.032, -0.003) | < 0.01 |
Log CD133/KDR+ EPCs, 10-3/ml | -0.144 (-0.224, -0.064) | < 0.05 | -0.024 (-0.044, -0.003) | < 0.01 |