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Table 3 The impact of foot insensitivity on eGFR and progression to albuminuria longitudinally

From: Foot insensitivity is associated with renal function decline in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cohort study

Variable

Monofilament¯

Monofilament+

p value

Progression to albuminuria (Na = 83 vs. 29)

11 (13.3%)

10 (34.5%)

0.012

Progression to macroalbuminuria (Na = 112 vs. 50)

2 (1.8%)

7 (14.0%)

0.002

eGFR change (ml min−1 1.73 m−2) (Na = 150 vs. 75)

−2.0 (−9.0 to 3.0)

−7.0 (−17.0 to −2.0)

0.001

eGFR change as % of baseline eGFR (%) (Na = 150 vs. 75)

−3.0 (−10.0 to 3.6)%

−9.5 (−18.5 to −2.5)%

<0.001

South Asians

Progression to albuminuria (Na = 50 vs. 8)

5 (10.0%)

3 (37.5%)

0.071

Progression to macroalbuminuria (Na = 67 vs. 20)

0 (0.0%)

4 (20.0%)

0.002

eGFR change (ml min−1 1.73 m−2)

(Na = 94 vs. 29)

−3.0 (−9.0 to 3.3)

−10.0 (−17 to −3.0)

0.001

eGFR change as % of baseline eGFR (%) (Na = 94 vs. 29)

−2.9 (−10.7 to 3.6)%

−12.2 (−19.0 to −4.4)

<0.001

White Europeans

Progression to albuminuria (Na = 33 vs. 21)

6 (18.2%)

7 (33.3%)

0.204

Progression to macroalbuminuria (Na = 45 vs. 30)

2 (4.4%)

3 (10.0%)

0.383

eGFR change (ml min−1 1.73 m−2)

(Na = 56 vs. 46)

−2.0 (−8.0 to 2.0)

−5.5.0 (−15.0 to 1.3)

0.125

eGFR change as % of baseline eGFR (%) (Na = 56 vs. 46)

−3.0 (−9.7 to 4.2)%

−7.7 (−18.6 to −2.5)%

0.091

  1. Monofilament¯: normal 10 g monofilament test; Monofilament+: abnormal 10 g monofilament test i.e. foot insensitivity present
  2. aFor Monofilament¯ vs. Monofilament+ respectively