a positive trendp=0.057
As shown in table 2 after correcting for sex and BMI, patients selected for referral still had a higher prevalence of CVD (OR: 1.86; 95% CI 1.30 to 2.64, p=0.001) and CKD (OR: 1.78; 95% CI 1.24 to 2.56, p=0.002) and a positive trend for microalbuminuria (OR: 1.49; 95% CI 0.99 to 2.26, p=0.057) and retinopathy (OR 1.60; 95% CI 0.97 to 2.66, p=0.065).