Table 3 Risk factors in the development of vascular events

LDM/NDM ratio (%)

1.06 (1.04–1.07)

< 0.001

1.04 (1.02–1.06)

< 0.001

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

< 0.001

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

0.001

Age (years)

1.04 (1.03–1.06)

< 0.001

1.06 (1.04–1.08)

< 0.001

1.07 (1.05–1.09)

< 0.001

1.08 (1.05–1.11)

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

1.32 (1.22–1.43)

< 0.001

1.29 (1.14–1.45)

< 0.001

1.36 (1.23–1.50)

< 0.001

1.43 (1.25–1.64)

< 0.001

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.195

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

0.155

0.98 (0.97–1.00)

0.019

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

0.788

hsCRP (mg/L)*

1.26 (1.17–1.36)

< 0.001

1.15 (1.06–1.25)

0.001

1.30 (1.17–1.45)

< 0.001

1.09 (0.96–1.24)

0.163

Visceral adipose tissue (cm²)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

< 0.001

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.576

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

< 0.001

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.848

Hypertension, yes

2.56 (1.95–3.36)

< 0.001

1.45 (1.02–2.07)

0.039

2.61 (1.74–3.92)

< 0.001

1.38 (0.87–2.21)

0.174

Dyslipidemia, yes

2.87 (2.14–3.86)

< 0.001

2.69 (1.83–3.94)

< 0.001

2.31 (1.49–3.59)

< 0.001

2.16 (1.25–3.73)

0.006

Smoking

0.065

0.064

0.034

0.032

 Never smoker

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

 Ex-smoker

1.07 (0.77–1.48)

0.686

1.26 (0.85–1.86)

0.243

2.00 (0.73–5.43)

0.176

3.13 (1.02–9.62)

0.046

 Current smoker

1.42 (1.01–2.01)

0.047

1.54 (0.96–2.47)

0.077

2.70 (0.85–8.56)

0.091

3.05 (0.41–22.8)

0.277