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Table 4 Association between quartiles of serum TBIL and the risk of DPN in the entire T2DM population

From: Physiological serum total bilirubin concentrations were inversely associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

TBIL (μmol/L)

DPN

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P

Per SD increase

0.632 (0.536–0.744)

0.000

Quartiles of TBIL

 Q1 (2.80–8.20)

1 (reference)

 

 Q2 (8.30–10.90)

0.601 (0.412–0.877)

0.008

 Q3 (11.00–14.00)

0.485 (0.324–0.727)

0.000

 Q4 (14.10–22.00)

0.317 (0.203–0.495)

0.000

 p for trend

0.000

 

 Q4 versus Q1, Q2, Q3

0.464 (0.310–0.695)

0.000

  1. Data are expressed as OR (95% CI) + P value, unless stated otherwise
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval