Table 3

Associations with high MMP-2 presented for three models

High MMP-2 (≥178 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)1.5 (0.8 to 2.6)0.17
Age (per year)1.04 (1.02 to 1.07)0.0011.02 (0.98 to 1.05)0.33
Diabetes duration (per year)1.06 (1.03 to 1.08)<0.0011.06 (1.03 to 1.08)<0.001
DRProliferative3.6 (1.5 to 8.7)0.0053.1 (1.2 to 8.1)0.022
Severe non-proliferative3.2 (1.1 to 8.7)0.0263.1 (1.0 to 8.9)0.041
Moderate non-proliferative2.7 (1.2 to 6.4)0.0222.5 (1.0 to 6.2)0.042
Mild non-proliferative1.4 (0.6 to 3.7)0.461.5 (0.5 to 4.0)0.46
No apparent11
DR at least moderate2.6 (1.4 to 4.7)0.0012.4 (1.2 to 4.5)0.0081.3 (0.6 to 2.9)0.50
Macroalbuminuria5.2 (1.8 to 15.3)0.0035.2 (1.8 to 15.3)0.0033.6 (1.2 to 10.8)0.0253.8 (1.2 to 11.9)0.020
Antihypertensive drugs1.8 (1.00 to 3.2)0.0510.7 (0.4 to 1.5)0.41
  • a, b, c Multiple logistic regression (Backward Wald): n = a, b, c 252; Nagelkerke R Square a 0.05/b 0.09/c 0.15.

  • AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR; DR, diabetic retinopathy; MMP-2, matrix metalloproteinase-2.