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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Jun 24;52(4):683–690. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.016

Table 4.

Risk Factors Associated With Proteinuria in Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Models

Variables Unadjusted (Univariate)
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
P Value Adjusted (Multivariate)
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
P Value
HIV 12.7 (2.9–55.2) <0.001 10.2 (2.2 – 48.3) 0.003
Chronic hepatitis 1.4 (0.6 – 3.2) 0.5
Intravenous drug use:
     Prior IDUa 6.1 (2.1 – 17.5) <0.001 5.2 (1.6 – 16.4) 0.005
    Current IDUa 1.7 (0.4 – 6.6) 0.4 2.8 (0.6 – 12.3) 0.2
Hypertension or Diabetes 8.3 (3.4 – 20.0) <0.001 8.2 (3.1 – 21.7) <0.001
a

Reference category is never IDU.

Note: Variables tested in the model but not found to be significant include age, sex, body mass index, and serum creatinine.

Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IDU, intravenous drug use.