Simple correlation and multivariate regression analyses on change in urinary albumin-creatinine ratio.

RAS, rennin-angiotensin system; Model 1 is adjusted for age, duration of diabetes, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, hemoglobin and hemoglobin A1c. Model 2 includes all variables in Model 1 plus total cholesterol, logarithm of triglycerides, uric acid, creatinine, smoking status, the use of rennin-angiotensin system inhibitors and the use of statin. Smoking status was defined as nonsmoker (= 0), previous smoker (= 1), or current smoker (= 2), and the use of rennin-angiotensin system inhibitors or statin was defined as without (= 0) or with (= 1). Simple correlation and multivariate regression analyses on change in urinary albumin-creatinine ratio.