Table 4 Multicollinearity analysis results for different combinations of variables associated with PTDM.

From: Perioperative glucose monitoring with continuous glucose monitors identifies risk factors for post-transplant diabetes mellitus in kidney transplant recipients

Variable combinations

VIF value

Baseline characteristics

 Age

1.281

 Male sex

1.363

 HbA1c

1.312

 High-density lipids

1.576

 3-Month tacrolimus AUC (ng/mL)

1.517

Postoperative CBGM

 Mean daily peak glucose (mg/dL)

2.117

Postoperative CGM

 Mean glucose (mg/dL)

5.476

 Time above the range of 180 mg/dL (%)

6.145

 Mean daily peak glucose (mg/dL)

3.833

  1. AUC area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, CBGM capillary blood glucose monitoring, CGM continuous glucose monitoring, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, OR odds ratio, PTDM post-transplantation diabetes mellitus, VIF variance inflation factor.
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