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Table 5 Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis

From: Patterns and predictors of statin prescription in patients with type 2 diabetes

Covariate

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Atherosclerotic disease

7.27

5.75 to 9.20

<0.0001

Hypertension

1.87

1.70 to 2.07

<0.0001

Smoking

  

0.08

   Former smokera

1.16

1.03 to 1.31

0.014

   Current smokera

1.03

0.93 to 1.31

0.58

Albuminuria (albumin ≥20 mg/dl)

1.06

1.003 to 1.16

0.037

Baseline LDL cholesterolb

1.11

1.06 to 1.16

<0.0001

Age at first diagnosis of diabetesc

0.93

0.90 to 0.96

<0.0001

Aged

0.86

0.82 to 0.90

<0.0001

Body mass indexe

0.93

0.89 to 0.97

<0.0001

  1. aIn comparison to never smokers
  2. bOdds ratio for an increase of 10 mg/dl. For details for modelling baseline LDL levels see text
  3. cOdds ratio for an increase or a decrease of 10 years from the nadir, 56 years
  4. dOdds ratio for an increase or a decrease of 10 years from the nadir, 66 years
  5. eOdds ratio for an increase or a decrease of 5 kg/m2 years from the nadir, 31.6 kg/m2
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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