Table 3 Association between choroidal vascularity index and extracellular fluid excess status in the non-diabetic group and the diabetic group.

From: Extracellular fluid excess linked to reduced choroidal vascularity index in patients with chronic kidney disease

 

Non-DM

DM

B

95% CI

p-value

B

95% CI

p-value

Age

− 0.007

− 0.066 to 0.051

0.80

0.025

− 0.013 to 0.062

0.19

Sex

0.509

− 0.886 to 1.904

0.47

0.352

− 0.511 to 1.214

0.42

SBP

− 0.015

− 0.054 to 0.023

0.42

− 0.007

− 0.028 to 0.014

0.52

eGFR

0.007

− 0.031 to 0.044

0.73

0.037

0.018 to 0.057

 < 0.001*

LDL-cholesterol

− 0.007

− 0.030 to 0.015

0.51

0.000

− 0.015 to 0.014

0.98

HbA1c

   

0.041

− 0.414 to 0.496

0.86

DR grade

   

0.077

− 0.519 to 0.673

0.80

ECF excess status

− 1.500

− 2.588 to − 0.412

0.007*

− 0.658

− 1.231 to − 0.084

0.025*

  1. DM, diabetes mellitus; B, unstandardised coefficient; CI, confidence interval; SBP, systolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; DR, diabetic retinopathy; ECF, extracellular fluid.
  2. *p < 0.05.
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