Hazard ratios of newly developed chronic kidney disease.

Adjusted by age, sex, diabetes duration, income (monthly income NT$20,000) residential area, nephritis, chronic kidney disease, kidney infections, hydronephrosis, calculus of the lower urinary tract, calculus of the kidney and ureter, cystitis, other disorders of the urethra and urinary tract, other diabetes medication including sulfonylureas, metformin, acarbose, rosiglitazone and insulin. The adjusted HR of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diabetes medication were computed with the indicated variable of pioglitazone use.