Vascular calcification in patients with type 2 diabetes: the involvement of matrix Gla protein

Table 1 Univariate logistic regression analysis: variables associated with calcification score divided by the median (n = 198 patients)

	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	p
Age	1.07 (1.03; 1.11)	<0.0001
Ln [t-ucMGP]	0.27 (0.11; 0.63)	0.003
Ln [dp-ucMGP]	1.88 (1.21; 2.91)	0.005
Gender	2.56 (1.36; 4.75)	0.006
Previous CVD	2.56 (1.36; 4.75)	0.004

For abbreviations, please refer to Table 3.
Variables not significantly associated: diabetes duration, smoking status, VKA treatment, body mass index, SBP, DBP, GFR-MDRD, glycaemia, HbA1c, microalbuminuria, IL6, cholesterol, C-reactive protein, 25(OH) Vit D, calcium, phosphate.

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