Table 2.
Multivariate regression analysis associating quintiles of ambient temperature with eGFR in different vulnerability groups
| No. of measurements | Bivariable regression | Multivariable regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient = Change in eGFR in ml/min (SE) |
P Value | Coefficient = Change in eGFR in ml/min (SE) |
P Value | ||
| Vulnerability (at T < 15 °C) | |||||
| 0 | 5658 | 0.00 | |||
| 1 | 18,931 | −8.46 (0.27) | 0.000 | −5.4 (0.3) | 0.000 |
| 2 | 24,048 | −21.42 (0.29) | 0.000 | −15.6 (0.3) | 0.000 |
| 3 | 14,396 | −37.54 (0.32) | 0.000 | −29.4 (0.3) | 0.000 |
| 4 | 4220 | −56.29 (0.37) | 0.000 | −46.4 (0.4) | 0.000 |
| 5 | 501 | −77.12 (0.68) | 0.000 | −65.1 (0.7) | 0.000 |
| Vulnerability 0 | |||||
| < 15 °C | 5658 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||
| 15–20 °C | 2054 | −0.38 (0.08) | 0.000 | −0.2 (0.3) | 0.359 |
| 20–25 °C | 1744 | −0.71 (0.08) | 0.000 | −0.4 (0.3) | 0.116 |
| 25–30 °C | 1099 | −0.70 (0.10) | 0.000 | −0.7 (0.3) | 0.030 |
| ≥ 30 °C | 357 | −1.01 (0.16) | 0.000 | 0.0 (0.53) | 0.958 |
| Vulnerability 1 | |||||
| 15–20 °C | 6963 | −0.2 (0.3) | 0.424 | ||
| 20–25 °C | 6106 | −0.2 (0.3) | 0.602 | ||
| 25–30 °C | 3716 | 0.3 (0.4) | 0.445 | ||
| ≥ 30 °C | 1178 | −1.0 (0.6) | 0.106 | ||
| Vulnerability 2 | |||||
| 15–20 °C | 8719 | 0.0 (0.3) | 0.979 | ||
| 20–25 °C | 7642 | −0.1 (0.3) | 0.793 | ||
| 25–30 °C | 4737 | 0.0 (0.4) | 0.989 | ||
| ≥ 30 °C | 1509 | −0.7 (0.6) | 0.224 | ||
| Vulnerability 3 | |||||
| 15–20 °C | 5295 | 0.0 (0.3) | 0.995 | ||
| 20–25 °C | 4874 | −0.3 (0.3) | 0.306 | ||
| 25–30 °C | 2984 | −0.2 (0.4) | 0.678 | ||
| ≥ 30 °C | 948 | −1.5 (0.6) | 0.015 | ||
| Vulnerability 4 | |||||
| 15–20 °C | 1500 | −0.4 (0.4) | 0.244 | ||
| 20–25 °C | 1396 | −0.4 (0.4) | 0.269 | ||
| 25–30 °C | 855 | −0.4 (0.4) | 0.374 | ||
| ≥ 30 °C | 261 | −1.9 (0.7) | 0.010 | ||
| Vulnerability 5 | |||||
| 15–20 °C | 501 | 0.8 (0.7) | 0.287 | ||
| 20–25 °C | 198 | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.629 | ||
| 25–30 °C | 164 | −2.9 (1.0) | 0.003 | ||
| ≥ 30 °C | 91 | −1.4 (1.5) | 0.365 | ||
Analysis based on dataset B (n = 114 176)
Changes in eGFR values according to temperature groups that reached significance in the multivariable regression and corresponding P values are marked in bold