marginal significancep =0.09
As for the markers of microvascular complications of diabetes, the up-regulation of RAGE was correlated with a lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and increased 24-hour urine albumin, although these correlations had marginal significance (Spearman analysis: rho=-0.51 and p =0.09 for eGFR, and rho=0.62 and p =0.06 for 24-hour urine albumin).