Elevated FIB-4 index as a risk marker within the KDIGO framework in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care · 2026 · PMC13141172 · PMID 42049284

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In separate models, FIB-4>1.3 was significantly associated with KDIGO 3–4 (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.19; p=0.008), whereas BARD ≥2 demonstrated only borderline significance (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.00 to 2.21; p=0.052).

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Associations in other subgroups were directionally consistent but did not reach statistical significance.

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