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. 2024 Mar 20;46:e2024041. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2024041

Table 3.

Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for lung cancer incidence across the 3 baseline eGFR groups, after stratification by urine protein level

Variables Urine protein level
<2+ (n=353,224, 98.97%)
≥2+ (n=3,669, 1.03%)
Unadjusted model Multivariate-adjusted model1 Unadjusted model Multivariate-adjusted model1
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)
 Group 1 (≥90) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Group 2 (≥60 to <90) 1.27 (1.20, 1.35) 1.26 (1.18, 1.34) 1.95 (0.95, 4.03) 2.00 (0.97, 4.15)
 Group 3 (<60) 1.73 (1.58, 1.89) 1.70 (1.56, 1.87) 2.94 (1.40, 6.17) 2.93 (1.37, 6.24)
 p for trend <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Sex (female vs. male) - 0.56 (0.52, 0.61) - 0.28 (0.13, 0.62)
BMI - 0.93 (0.92, 0.94) - 0.92 (0.85, 0.99)
Fasting blood glucose - 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) - 1.00 (1.00, 1.01)
GGT - 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) - 1.00 (0.99, 1.00)
Smoking amount (pack-years) - 1.02 (1.02, 1.02) - 1.00 (0.99, 1.02)
Smoking status
 Never smoker - 1.00 (reference) - 1.00 (reference)
 Former smoker - 0.74 (0.68, 0.82) - 1.05 (0.51, 2.17)
 Current smoker - 1.18 (1.08, 1.28) - 1.80 (0.89, 3.65)
Alcohol consumption - 1.06 (0.99, 1.14) - 1.47 (0.85, 2.52)
Physical activity - 1.02 (0.95, 1.09) - 1.09 (0.63, 1.91)
COPD - 1.69 (1.60, 1.79) - 1.19 (0.73, 1.96)
Asthma - 1.40 (1.32, 1.50) - 1.35 (0.78, 2.33)

eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; BMI, body mass index; GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1

The multivariate-adjusted model was adjusted for sex, BMI, fasting blood glucose, GGT, smoking amount (pack-years), smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, COPD, and asthma; Age was not included in the multivariate-adjusted model.