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. 2023 Sep 28;17(1):sfad248. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfad248

Table 3:

Hazard ratio of atheromatous cardiovascular events associated with a double increase in baseline serum-free kynurenine level (mg/L).

Free kynurenine (mg/L)
Atheromatous cardiovascular events
Unadjusted HR [95% CI]—P-value 1.4 [1.17, 1.69]–0.0002
Adjusted HR a [95% CI]—P-value 1.15 [0.9, 1.4]–0.2
Adjusted HR b [95% CI]—P-value 1.15 [0.89, 1.5]–0.2
Adjusted HR c [95% CI]—P-value 1.08 [0.86, 1.4]–0.5
a

Model adjusted for age at baseline, sex, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, serum albumin, urea, diabetes, dyslipidemia, body mass index, smoking status, baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate, urine albumin- or protein-to-creatinine ratio, systolic blood pressure, prescriptions of antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, and antidiabetic drugs.

b

1 + serum-free tryptophan.

c

1 + serum-free indoxyl sulfate, indole-3-acetic acid and p-cresyl sulfate.