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Table 3 Logistic regression model predicting likelihood of developing major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without previous history of MACE

From: Circulating PCSK9 as a prognostic biomarker of cardiovascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes: evidence from a 16.8-year follow-up study

Predictor

Males

Females

N (%)

Estimate (SE)

OR (95% CI)

N (%)

Estimate (SE)

OR (95% CI)

PCSK9 ≥ 244 ng/mL

105 (47)

−0.376 (0.327)

0.69 (0.36–1.30)

PCSK9 ≥ 299 ng/mL

65 (29)

0.816 (0.360)

2.26 (1.124.58)

Current smoking

36 (16)

−0.122 (0.449)

0.89 (0.37–2.13)

34 (15)

0.425 (0.448)

1.53 (0.64–3.68)

Hypertension

135 (60)

0.147 (0.340)

1.16 (0.60–2.25)

145 (65)

0.947 (0.369)

2.58 (1.25–5.31)

Statin therapy

29 (13)

0.477 (0.461)

1.61 (0.65–3.98)

45 (20)

−0.070 (0.403)

0.93 (0.42–2.05)

Vitamin K antagonist therapy

19 (8)

2.197 (0.682)

8.99 (2.3634–2)

21 (9)

0.239 (0.539)

1.27 (0.44–3.65)

Disease duration (years)

226

0.007 (0.015)

1.01 (0.98–1.04)

224

−0.020 (0.018)

0.98 (0.95–1.01)

Age (years)

226

0.022 (0.022)

1.02 (0.98–1.07)

224

0.055 (0.026)

1.06 (1.011.11)

HbA1c (%)

226

0.125 (0.131)

1.13 (0.88–1.47)

224

0.229 (0.153)

1.26 (0.93–1.70)

hs-CRP (mg/L)

226

0.008 (0.025)

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

224

0.001 (0.035)

1.00 (0.93–1.07)

non-HDL-C (mg/dL)

226

0.006 (0.005)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

224

−0.003 (0.005)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

BMI (kg/m2)

226

−0.029 (0.043)

0.97 (0.89–1.06)

224

−0.010 (0.036)

0.99 (0.92–1.06)

eGFR (mL/min)

226

0.013 (0.009)

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

224

−0.013 (0.009)

0.99 (0.97–1.00)

  1. Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) are shown. SE standard error
  2. BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c hemoglobin A1C, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, PCSK9 proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
  3. Model summary, males, χ2 = 23.1, df = 12, p < 0.027, Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.141; females, χ2 = 28.3, df = 12, p = 0.005, Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.174
  4. Significant data are in bold