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Table 2 Unadjusted cumulative cardiovascular and overall mortality according to YKL-40 levels and UACR above and below median at baseline in a representative group of the general population without diabetes, hypertension or CVD

From: YKL-40 - an emerging biomarker in cardiovascular disease and diabetes

 

Cardiovascular mortality*, %

Overall mortality*, %

YKL-40 < median, UACR ≤ median

0.7

4.4

YKL-40 > median, UACR ≤ median

1.1

8.0

YKL-40 ≤ median, UACR > median

3.0

7.6

YKL-40 > median, UACR > median

10.6

30.6

  1. *p < 0.0001 for all comparisons.
  2. N = 389, cardiovascular mortality events = 13, overall mortality events = 44.
  3. Median value of YKL-40, 59.5 ng/ml, median value of UACR, 7 mg/g.
  4. Abbreviation: UACR, urinany albumin/creatinine ratio.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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