Research Article
The Predictability of Cystatin C for Peripheral Arterial Disease in Chinese Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 4
Main risk factors associated with increased risk of developing PAD.
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Main risk factors associated with increased risk of developing PAD. This table used the stepwise logistic regression analysis to find the independent risk factor for developing of PAD. The risk factors used in stepwise logistic regression analysis included age, sex, CysC, PLT, WBC, RBC, diabetes course, smoking status, urea nitrogen, beta 2 microglobulin, estimated glomerular filtration rate, homocysteine, fibrinogen, and alanine aminotransferase. We chose an entry probability of <0.05 by the stepwise selection method. The risk points of each significantly associated risk factors are created by dividing the regression coefficient of each risk factor by the selected constant (regression coefficient of age) and then rounded to the nearest integer. One risk point equals the risk of developing PAD with each year increase in age in this population. To assess the PAD risk associated with combined exposure, a combined exposure score was obtained by summing the individual risk points for each participant. Abbreviations: WBC: white blood cell; CysC: cystatin C; RBC: red blood cell; PLT: platelets. |