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. 2023 Sep 25;36:11951. doi: 10.3389/ti.2023.11951

TABLE 7.

Formulas to calculate full and abbreviated iBOX scores.

iBoxi=j=1bj^xi,j for subject i where Full iBOX Abbreviated iBOX
Factor HR (exp β^j] (95% CI) a
Xi,1 Time from transplant to evaluation (y) 1.08 (1.03–1.14) 1.12 (1.07–1.18)
Xi,2 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 0.96 (0.95–0.96) 0.95 (0.95–0.96)
Xi,3 Log transformed UPCR proteinuria (g/g) 1.5 (1.39–1.62) 1.59 (1.48–1.71)
Xi,4 Anti-HLA DSA MFI
<1,400 1 1
≥1,400 1.84 (1.44–2.34) 1.84 (1.44–2.34)
Xi,5 Interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IFTA score) N/A
0–1 1
2 1.14 (0.92–1.43)
3 1.41 (1.1–1.8)
Xi,6 Microcirculation inflammation (g score and ptc score)
0–2 1
3–4 1.43 (1.11–1.85)
5–6 1.84 (1.25–2.7)
Xi,7 Interstitial inflammation and tubulitis (i score and t score)
0–2 1
≥3 1.33 (1.06–1.68)
Xi,8 Transplant glomerulopathy (cg score)
0 1
≥1 1.47 (1.14–1.9)

CI, confidence interval; DSA, donor-specific antibody; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; HR, hazard ratio; MFI, mean fluorescence intensity; N/A, not applicable.

a

β^j = the log of the HR values.

For categorical variables with more than 2 levels, e.g., IFTA score, the contribution of the variables was calculated as follows: β1x1 + β 2x2. If the IFTA score = 0 or 1, then x1 = 0 and x2 = 0. If the IFTA score = 2, then x1 = 1 and x2 = 0. If the IFTA score = 3, then x1 = 0 and x2 = 1. β1 and β2 refer to the beta coefficients for the IFTA scores = 2 and 3, respectively.