Table 4

Associations with high TIMP-2 presented for three models

High TIMP-2 (≥205 ng/mL)
Model 1Model 2Model 3
COR (95% CI)P valueAOR (95% CI)P value aAOR (95% CI)P value bAOR (95% CI)P value c
Sex(women)1.4 (0.8 to 2.5)0.21
Age (per year)1.04 (1.02 to 1.07)0.0011.02 (0.98 to 1.05)0.32
Diabetes duration (per year)1.05 (1.03 to 1.08)<0.0011.05 (1.02 to 1.08)<0.001
DRProliferative2.4 (1.1 to 5.4)0.0362.2 (0.9 to 5.4)0.08
Severe non-proliferative1.4 (0.5 to 3.8)0.501.4 (0.5 to 4.0)0.53
Moderate non-proliferative1.8 (0.8 to 4.0)0.122.0 (0.9 to 4.5)0.10
Mild non-proliferative0.5 (0.2 to 1.4)0.180.6 (0.2 to 1.7)0.34
No apparent11
DR, at least moderate2.5 (1.4 to 4.4)0.0022.3 (1.2 to 4.3)0.0091.3 (0.6 to 2.7)0.52
Macroalbuminuria4.9 (1.7 to 14.4)0.0043.4 (1.1 to 10.5)0.0323.4 (1.1 to 10.2)0.0313.7 (1.2 to 11.3)0.022
Antihypertensive drugs2.1 (1.2 to 3.7)0.0121.0 (0.5 to 2.0)0.98
  • .a, b, c Multiple logistic regression (Backward Wald): n = a, b, c 250; Nagelkerke R Square a 0.10/b 0.09/c 0.13.

  • AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR; DR, diabetic retinopathy; TIMP-2, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2.