Model Parameter B Std. Error p DNeurM Intercept -2.180 0.415 0.000 Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 0.045 0.011 0.0001 Whole Blood Haemoglobin A1c Level (%) 0.107 0.027 0.0002 Serum Fasting Triglycerides (mmol/L) 0.140 0.044 0.002 No Alcohol Abuse -0.401 0.172 0.022 Alcohol Abuse 0* . . Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 0.006 0.003 0.041 Age (years) 0.009 0.005 0.070 DRM Intercept -2.367 0.425 0.000 Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 0.012 0.003 0.0004 Serum Fasting Triglycerides (mmol/L) 0.193 0.055 0.001 Whole Blood Haemoglobin A1c Level (%) 0.089 0.034 0.010 Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (mg/g) 0.006 0.003 0.040 Waist Circumference (cm) 0.005 0.003 0.095 DNephrM Intercept -3.543 0.517 0.000 Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 0.016 0.003 3x10-7 Trace Urinary Glucose -0.296 0.377 0.435 No Urinary Glucose -0.370 0.219 0.095 +1 Urinary Glucose 0.183 0.235 0.438 +2 Urinary Glucose 0.149 0.246 0.545 +3 Urinary Glucose -0.171 0.248 0.492 +4 Urinary Glucose 0* . . Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (mg/g) 0.010 0.003 0.0009 Waist Circumference (cm) 0.009 0.003 0.0012 Age (yrs) 0.016 0.005 0.006 No Genetic Predisposition -0.309 0.136 0.026 Genetic Predisposition 0* . . Serum Urea (mmol/L) 0.078 0.039 0.050 Serum Fasting Triglycerides (mmol/L) 0.090 0.048 0.062 MVM Intercept -3.056 0.368 0.000 Waist Circumference (cm) 0.015 0.003 1×10-6 Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 0.011 0.003 0.00026 Total Serum Cholesterol (mmol/L) 0.129 0.050 0.011 Whole Blood Haemoglobin A1c Level (%) 0.062 0.033 0.060 *This parameter is set to zero because it is redundant

Table 2: Predictors present in the corresponding best models with their coefficients in order of significance (n=92).