Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Data are means ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range), BMI, body mass index; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers; ACEi, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; CVD, cardiovascular disease. aAppropriate bivariate statistic.
aAppropriate bivariate statistic.
The multivariate model was adjusted for baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate, baseline urinary albumin excretion, mean systolic blood pressure, and follow-up duration and past and previous cardiovascular disease history. Natural log transformed (Ln) data were modeled for creatinine, homocysteine and follow-up duration. CI, confidence interval.