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. 2025 Aug 19;12:1526596. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1526596

Table 2.

Multivariable regression analysis showing variables associated with CKD progression.

p-value OR 95% CI
Lower Upper
Age 0.013 0.991 0.984 0.998
Male (ref = female) 0.058 1.12 1.00 1.25
Ethnicity <0.001
Chinese 1
Malay <0.001 1.52 1.35 1.72
Indian 0.538 0.94 0.78 1.14
Others 0.593 1.08 0.81 1.44
Polyclinic <0.001
Polyclinic A 1
Polyclinic B 0.061 1.12 0.99 1.34
Polyclinic C 0.473 1.06 0.90 1.26
Polyclinic D 0.006 0.80 0.68 0.94
Polyclinic E <0.001 0.58 0.48 0.70
Polyclinic F 0.002 1.33 1.11 1.59
Smoking status 0.009
Non-smoker 1
Smoker 0.002 1.26 1.09 1.47
Ex-smoker 0.704 1.03 0.87 1.22
Baseline eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) <0.001 0.968 0.965 0.972
Baseline albuminuria <0.001
Normo (A1) 1
Micro (A2) <0.001 1.41 1.18 1.70
Macro (A3) <0.001 4.19 3.45 5.10
Presence of diabetes at baseline (ref = no diabetes) <0.001 2.59 2.18 3.09
Presence of hypertension at baseline (ref = no hypertension) 0.004 1.69 1.18 2.41
Presence of hyperlipidemia at baseline (ref = no hyperlipidemia) 0.327 1.19 0.84 1.70
Baseline systolic BP (mmHg) 0.017 1.005 1.001 1.008
Baseline diastolic BP (mmHg) <0.001 0.989 0.983 0.995
BMI (kg/m2) <0.001 0.981 0.971 0.991
ACE-I/ARB use at baseline 0.001
Not on ACE-I/ARB 1
Not on max dose 0.495 1.06 0.90 1.25
Max dose 0.006 1.28 1.07 1.53
SGLT2i (ref = not on SGLT2i) 0.601 1.03 0.92 1.15
Counseling status (ref = not counseled) <0.001 1.84 1.59 2.12

BP, blood pressure; ACE inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; SGLT2i, sodium glucose co-transport 2 inhibitor; BMI, body mass index.