Relationship between inflammatory markers and mild cognitive impairment in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: a case-control study

Table 5 Odds ratios of MCI for inflammatory markers stratified by serum folate ^a

Variable	Tertile	Low folate subgroup(< 7.0 μg/L) (n = 61)			High folate subgroup(≥7.0 μg/L) (n = 65)
Variable	Tertile	Controls/ Case	OR(95%CI)	P value	Controls / Case	OR(95%CI)	P value
hs-CRP	< 0.63 mg/L	12/4	1.00	–	18/8	1.00	–
	0.63–1.67 mg/L	6/15	2.95 (0.90–9.63)	0.074	12/9	2.04 (0.68–6.17)	0.205
	≥1.67 mg/L	5/19	3.34 (1.05–10.64)	0.042	10/8	2.16 (0.68–6.88)	0.194

^a Adjusted for diabetes related factors including duration of diabetes (per year), HbA1c (< 7.0%/≥7.0%), anti-diabetic medications (only oral hypoglycemic agents /only insulin/insulin plus oral hypoglycemic agents), diabetic retinopathy (yes/no) and diabetic nephropathy (yes/no), and common cardiovascular diseases risk factors including smoking status (yes/no), body mass index (< 24.0 kg/m²/24.0–28.0 kg/m²/≥28.0 kg/m²), hypertension (yes/no), LDL-C (< 2.6 mmol/L/≥2.6 mmol/L)

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