highly significantp=0.021
miRNA-126 and miRNA-Let7a-5p markers remained highly significant after adjustment for age, sex and mean HbA1c levels with OR (95% CI) of 0.016 (0.0-0.544), p=0.021 for miRNA-126 and 1.808 (1.006-3.249) p=0.048 for miRNA-Let7a-5p.