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Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Sep 27;53(3):389–398. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.06.025

Table 3. Association of Cystatin C–Based eGFR With Internal Carotid Intima-Media Thickness at the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Baseline Visit.

Cutoff value	Cystatin C-Based eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)

	>75		60-75		<60

Linear analyses
Model	β (95% CI)	P	β (95% CI)	P	β (95% CI)	P
Unadjusted	0.00	Reference	0.144 (0.113 to 0.176)	<0.001	0.259 (0.209 to 0.309)	<0.001
Demographic^*	0.00	Reference	0.034 (0.003 to 0.065)	0.03	0.105 (0.056 to 0.154)	<0.001
Full^†	0.00	Reference	−0.005 (−0.036 to 0.025)	0.7	0.04 (−0.009 to 0.089)	0.1

Note: P values are by category.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.

Adjusted for age, sex, and race.

^†

Adjusted for age, sex, race, diabetes, C-reactive protein level, interleukin 6, statin use, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, antihypertensives, and microalbuminuria.