Basal hyperinsulinemia beyond a threshold predicts major adverse cardiac events at 1 year after coronary angiogram in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study

Table 4 Multivariate Cox regression analysis showing the independent predictors of adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes mellitus: result of a 1 year follow-up

Variables	B	Hazard ratio	p value	95% CI
Insulin >20 IU/µl	1.11	3.03	0.005	1.41–6.54
Syntax score >22	0.84	2.32	0.032	1.07–5.02
Microalbumin >20 mg/l	0.43	1.54	0.153	0.85–2.81
Duration of diabetes >5 years	0.28	1.32	0.415	0.67–2.62
Mode of treatment (PTCA)	0.02	1.02	0.970	0.42–2.48
Mode of treatment (medical)	0.28	1.32	0.508	0.58–3.04
LDL >100 mg/dl	0.14	1.15	0.641	0.64–2.08
Body mass index >23 kg/m²	−0.49	0.61	0.109	0.34–1.11

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