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Table 2 Association between continuous measures of kidney disease and mortality with covariate adjustment as indicated

From: Glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria predict mortality independently from coronary artery calcified plaque in the Diabetes Heart Study

 

Unadjusted

Partially adjusted*

Fully adjusted†

Fully adjusted† + CAC

 

HR (CI)

p-value

HR (CI)

p-value

HR (CI)

p-value

HR (CI)

p-value

All-cause mortality

Serum Albumin

0.74 (0.65–0.84)

7.13×10-6

0.72 (0.63–0.83)

3.80×10-6

0.71 (0.61–0.82)

4.02×10-6

0.71 (0.61–0.82)

6.81×10-6

Serum Creatinine

1.56 (1.37–1.80)

1.53×10-10

1.32 (1.12–1.54)

0.0007

1.28 (1.10–1.50)

0.002

1.29 (1.10–1.52)

0.002

UACR

1.59 (1.43–1.77)

1.48×10-20

1.48 (1.31–1.67)

1.66×10-10

1.41 (1.25–1.59)

3.95×10-8

1.37 (1.22–1.56)

3.83×10-7

eGFR

0.66 (0.58–0.76)

2.54×10-9

0.76 (0.65–0.89)

0.0006

0.77 (0.66–0.90)

0.001

0.77 (0.65–0.91)

0.002

CVD mortality

Serum albumin

0.81 (0.66–0.99)

0.04

0.80 (0.65–0.98)

0.03

0.77 (0.62–0.95)

0.02

0.78 (0.63–0.98)

0.03

Serum creatinine

1.76 (1.42–2.19)

3.29×10-7

1.52 (1.19–1.96)

0.0009

1.44 (1.13–1.84)

0.003

1.48 (1.15–1.91)

0.003

UACR

1.79 (1.55–2.07)

4.00×10-15

1.65 (1.39–1.95)

4.74×10-9

1.54 (1.29–1.83)

1.32×10-6

1.50 (1.26–1.79)

5.22×10-6

eGFR

0.62 (0.50–0.77)

1.08×10-5

0.69 (0.54–0.88)

0.002

0.71 (0.56–0.91)

0.006

0.69 (0.53–0.89)

0.005

  1. UACR=urine albumin:creatinine ratio; eGFR=estimated glomerular filtration rate.
  2. *adjusted for age, sex, type 2 diabetes affection status, ACE/ARB medication use; † adjusted for age, sex, type 2 diabetes affection status, body mass index, current smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, ACE/ARB medication use, prior cardiovascular disease.