Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in diabetic patients is associated with microalbuminuria

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis assessing independent risk factors of microalbuminuria

Variables	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
H. pylori seropositivity	1.38	1.04-1.82	0.024	1.40	1.05-1.89	0.024
Age (yr)	1.04	1.02-1.05	< 0.001	1.04	1.02-1.06	< 0.001
Sex	1.28	0.91-1.73	0.159	-	-	-
BMI	1.15	1.09-1.20	< 0.001	1.15	1.04-1.27	0.005
WC	1.05	1.03-1.07	< 0.001	0.98	0.94-1.01	0.213
Glucose	1.02	1.02-1.03	< 0.001	1.02	1.01-1.12	< 0.001
Triglyceride	1.00	1.00-1.005	< 0.001	1.00	1.00-1.00	0.001
HDL cholesterol	0.98	0.97-0.99	0.004	1.00	0.99-1.01	0.959
Creatinine	2.87	1.38-5.96	0.005	1.57	0.71-3.51	0.267
Smoking	1.29	1.86-1.87	0.171	-	-	-
Hypertension	1.04	0.67-1.61	0.880	-	-	-
SBP	1.00	0.99-1.01	0.894	-	-	-
DBP	1.00	0.98-1.01	0.558	-	-	-

H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; OR: Odds ratio; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; HDL: High density lipoprotein; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.