INS and diabetes mellitus: Finally, the multiple linear regression model adjusted for age, sex, BMI, fat mass index, duration of diabetes, smoking status, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, HbA1c, cholesterol, HDLc, LDLc, triglycerides, and treatment with insulin, ACEi, ARB or MRA drugs only retained AHI as an independent predictor of the UACR (standardized B coefficient = 0.460, p < 0.001).