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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis for cause-specific mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

From: Arterial stiffness is an independent predictor for risk of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the REBOUND study

Outcomes

Quartiles of baPWV (cm/s)

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

All-cause mortality

Q1 (–1391)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Q2 (1392–1593)

1.09 (0.62–1.92)

0.760

0.89 (0.50–1.59)

0.703

Q3 (1594–1829)

1.67 (1.00–2.80)

0.052

1.14 (0.66–1.96)

0.647

Q4 (1830–)

5.39 (3.44–8.44)

< 0.001

2.55 (1.49–4.35)

0.001

Cardiovascular-mortality

Q1 (–1391)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Q2 (1392–1593)

4.52 (0.98–20.92)

0.054

3.60 (0.77–16.91)

0.104

Q3 (1594–1829)

5.56 (1.23–25.08)

0.026

3.36 (0.72–15.73)

0.123

Q4 (1830–)

14.89 (3.54–62.61)

< 0.001

5.57 (1.19–26.18)

0.030

Cancer-mortality

Q1 (–1391)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Q2 (1392–1593)

1.34 (0.47–3.86)

0.588

1.24 (0.43–3.62)

0.694

Q3 (1594–1829)

2.02 (0.76–5.38)

0.160

1.80 (0.65–5.05)

0.261

Q4 (1830–)

5.42 (2.25–13.02)

< 0.001

4.35 (1.57–12.03)

0.005

Other cause-mortality

Q1 (–1391)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Q2 (1392–1593)

0.54 (0.23–1.26)

0.154

0.41 (0.17–0.99)

0.046

Q3 (1594–1829)

1.01 (0.49–2.07)

0.975

0.61 (0.28–1.30)

0.198

Q4 (1830–)

4.12 (2.33–7.28)

< 0.001

1.59 (0.78–3.26)

0.207

  1. Values are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
  2. Multivariate model: after adjusting for age, sex, diabetes duration, BMI, HbA1c, SBP, GFR, smoking, and insulin
  3. baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval