|  |  | Cohort 1 | Cohort 2 | Cohort 3 | 
      
        | Polymorphisms | Healthy Controls (n=200) | DM(356) | DNP (139) | OR (95%CI) P | DM (342) | DNP (133) | OR (95%CI) P | DM (207) | DNP (81) | OR (95%CI) P | 
      
        | T-786C (rs 2070744)
 
 | TT=131 (0.66) TC=67 (0.33)
 CC=2 (0.01)
          
        TC+CC=69 (0.34)
 T=329 (0.82)
 C=71 (0.18)
 | TT=199 (0.56) TC=121 (0.34)
 CC=36
              (0.10) 
          TC+CC=157 (0.44)
 T=519 (0.73)
 C=193 (0.27)
 | TT=72
          (0.52) TC=50 (0.36)
 CC=17
              (0.12) 
          TC+CC=67 (0.48)\
 T=194 (0.70)
 C=84 (0.30)
 | 1.22 (0.76-1.89) 0.79
 
 1.30 (0.65-2.90) 0.72
 
 1.11 (0.70-1.90) 0.61
 
 1.16 (0.86-1.58) 0.37
 | TT=171 (0.50) TC=130 (0.38)
 CC=41 (0.12) 
          TC+CC=166 (0.50)
          T=472 (0.69)
 C=212 (0.31)
 | TT=66 (0.50)
 TC=52 (0.39)
 CC=15
              (0.11) 
          TC+CC=67 (0.50)
          T=184 (0.69)
 C=82 (0.31)
 | 1.12 (0.80-1.55) 0.98 
 1.15 (0.66-1.90) 1.02
 
 1.12 (0.81-1.55) 0.80
 
 0.99 (0.73-1.35) 1
 | TT=107 (0.52) TC=75 (0.36)
 CC=25
              (0.12)
 TC+CC=100 (0.48)
 T=289 (0.70)
 C=125 (0.30)
 | TT=40 (0.49) TC=31 (0.39)
 CC=10 (0.12)
 TC+CC=41 (0.51)
 T=111 (0.69)
 C=51 (0.31)
 | 1.22 ( 0.85-1.45) 0.90
 
 1.11 (0.62-1.98) 0.94
 
 1.20 (0.83-1.61) 1.02
 
 1.06 (0.72-1.57) 0.84
 | 
      
        | G894T (rs    1799983)
 | GG=102 (0.51)
            GT=80 (0.40)
          
          TT=18 (0.09)
          
          GT+TT=98 (0.49)
          
          G=284 (0.71) T=116 (0.29)
 | GG=156 (0.44) GT=164 (0.46)
 TT=36 
              (0.10) 
          GT+TT=200 (0.56)
          G=476 (0.67)
 T=236 (0.33)
 | GG=65
          (0.47) GT=60
          (0.43)
            TT=14
              (0.10) 
          GT+TT=74 (0.53)
          G=190 (0.68)
 T=88 (0.32)
 | 0.94 (0.59-1.60) 0.79
          0.94 (0.42-2..22) 0.89
          0.95 (0.59-1.52) 0.78
          
          0.93 (0.69-1.26) 0.71 | GG=157 (0.46) GT=144 (0.42)
            TT=41 
              (0.12) 
          GT+TT=185 (0.54)
          G=458 (0.67)
 T=226 (0.33)
 | GG=63 (0.47) GT=57
          (0.43)
            TT=13
              (0.10) 
          GT+TT=70 (0.53)
          G=183 (0.69)
 T=83 (0.31)
 | 1.08    (0.72-1.52) 1.05 
          0.80 (0.41-1.52) 0.62
          1.20 (0.77-1..48) 0.95
          
          0.92 (0.68-1.25) 0.64 | GG=97
          (0.47) GT=87 (0.42)
            TT=23 
              (0.11) 
          GT+TT=110 (0.53)
          G=281 (0.68)
 T=133 (0.32)
 | GG=39 (0.48) GT=34
          (0.42)
 TT=8
              (0.10) 
          GT+TT=42 (0.52)
          G=112 (0.69)
 T=50 (0.31)
 | 1.03    (0.75-1.51) 0.89 
          0.97    (0.42-1.51) 0.87
          0.90 (0.71-.1.42) 0.95
          
          0.94 (0.64-1.40)    0.84 | 
      
        | 27 VNTR | bb=7 (0.03) ba=49 (0.25)
          
          aa=144 (0.72)
          
          ba+aa=193 (0.97)
          
          b=63 (0.16)
 a=337 (0.84)
 | bb=217 (0.61) ba*=121
          (0.34)
 aa*=18 
              (0.05) 
          ba+aa*=139 (0.39)
          b=555 (0.78)
 a*=157(0.22)
 | bb=61
          (0.44) ba*=63
          (0.45)
            aa*=15
              (0.11) 
          ba+aa*=78 (0.56)
          b=185 (0.67)
 a*=93 (0.33)
 | 1.85 (1.22-2.81) 0.005
          2.96 (1.41-3.22) 0.006
          2.00 (1.34-2.97) 0.008
          
          1.77 (1.31-2.41)
          0.003 | bb=202 (0.59) ba*=121
          (0.35)
            aa*=21
              (0.06) 
          ba+aa*=142 (0.41)
          b=523 (0.76)
 a*=161 (0.24)
 | bb=59 
          (0.44) ba*=57
          (0.43)
            aa*=17
              (0.13) 
          ba+aa*=74
            (0.56)
          b=175 (0.66)
 a*=91 (0.34)
 | 1.61 (1.05-2.47) 0.04
          2.77 (1.37-3.59) 0.006
          1.78 (1.19-2.67) 0.006
          1.69 (1.24-2.30) 0.001 | bb=117 (0.57) ba*=75
          (0.36)
            aa*=14
              (0.07) 
          ba+aa*=89 (0.41)
          b=310 (0.75)
 a*=104 (0.25)
 | bb=37 
          (0.46) ba*=33
          (0.41)
            aa*=11
              (0.13) 
          ba+aa*=44 (0.54)
          b=107 (0.66)
 a*=55 (0.34)
 | 1.39 (1.07-2.42)    0.03
          2.48 (1.84-3.92) 0.006
          1.56 (1.10-2.61)    0.62
          1.53 (1.13-2.27) 0.004 | 
    
      *P<0.05 P values for the model are adjusted for potential confounders which include age, gender, HbA1c, duration of diabetes, duration of hypertension, smoking, systolic
    blood pressure, triglyceride levels, ACEI/ARB, serum creatinine and eGFR