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. 2011 Feb;6(2):248–256. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02660310

Table 2.

Association of eGFR and vascular risk factors with cognitive impairment (Modified Mini-Mental State Exam >1 SD below mean)

Characteristic Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval
Unadjusted Adjusted for Demographics and Vascular Risk Factors Adjusted for eGFR, Demographics, and Stroke Adjusted for eGFR, Demographics, and Traditional Vascular Risk Factors Fully Adjusted Model
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2)
    ≥60 0.61 (0.39, 0.97) 0.77 (0.46, 1.28) 0.78 (0.47, 1.30) 0.68 (0.38, 1.24)
    45 to 59 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
    30 to 44 1.59 (1.24, 2.04) 1.16 (0.87, 1.55) 1.15 (0.86, 1.53) 1.12 (0.82, 1.54)
    <30 2.29 (1.74, 3.01) 1.47 (1.05, 2.05) 1.46 (1.04, 2.04) 1.28 (0.88, 1.86)
Age (per 10 years) 1.37 (1.24, 1.52) 1.37 (1.19, 1.59) 1.41 (1.24, 1.60) 1.41 (1.24, 1.60) 1.31 (1.14, 1.50)
Male (versus female) 0.99 (0.81, 1.20) 1.48 (1.12, 1.97) 1.29 (1.02, 1.64) 1.38 (1.08, 1.77) 1.48 (1.13, 1.95)
Non-white (versus white) 4.21 (3.32, 5.33) 3.89 (2.76, 5.47) 4.27 (3.12, 5.82) 4.19 (3.06, 5.74) 4.04 (2.88, 5.68)
Hispanic (versus non-Hispanic) 4.41 (3.16, 6.14) 4.38 (2.65, 7.26) 5.05 (3.21, 7.94) 4.63 (2.92, 7.34) 4.76 (2.90, 7.82)
Education
    less than high school 3.40 (2.62, 4.41) 2.37 (1.72, 3.25) 2.12 (1.59, 2.82) 2.19 (1.65, 2.93) 2.29 (1.67, 3.12)
    high school graduate 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
    some college 0.37 (0.27, 0.51) 0.39 (0.27, 0.56) 0.38 (0.27, 0.53) 0.38 (0.27, 0.53) 0.39 (0.27, 0.56)
    college graduate 0.13 (0.09, 0.20) 0.19 (0.12, 0.30) 0.18 (0.12, 0.29) 0.18 (0.11, 0.27) 0.20 (0.12, 0.31)
Stroke 2.29 (1.75, 2.99) 1.91 (1.35, 2.70) 1.64 (1.20, 2.24) 1.62 (1.18, 2.22) 1.97 (1.40, 2.78)
Diabetes 1.83 (1.50, 2.24) 1.01 (0.77, 1.34) 1.09 (0.86, 1.39)
Hypertension 3.62 (2.33, 5.61) 1.07 (0.64, 1.80) 1.16 (0.71, 1.91)
Elevated cholesterol 1.33 (1.01, 1.75) 1.15 (0.80, 1.65) 1.09 (0.79, 1.52)
Smoking (ever versus never) 1.07 (0.88, 1.31) 0.68 (0.52, 0.89) 0.65 (0.51, 0.84)
Coronary heart disease 1.46 (1.17, 1.82) 1.03 (0.76, 1.39) 1.09 (0.83, 1.44)
Peripheral arterial disease 2.00 (1.45, 2.76) 1.06 (0.69, 1.64) 1.04 (0.70, 1.54)
Systolic blood pressure (per 10 mmHg increase) 1.23 (1.18, 1.28)
Diastolic blood pressure (per 10 mmHg increase) 1.00 (0.92, 1.08)
Total cholesterol (per 10 mg/dl increase) 0.99 (0.97, 1.01)
Hemoglobin (per g/dl decrease) 1.32 (1.23, 1.39) 1.08 (0.99, 1.17) 1.09 (1.01, 1.18)
Log C-reactive protein 1.18 (1.09, 1.27) 1.05 (0.95, 1.16)
Serum albumin (per g/dl decrease) 1.79 (1.47, 2.22) 1.13 (0.81, 1.56)
Total homocysteine (per μmol/L increase) 1.04 (1.03, 1.06) 1.00 (0.99, 1.02)
Albuminuria
    <30 mg/day 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
    30 to 299 mg/day 1.67 (1.29, 2.17) 1.25 (0.90, 1.74)
    300 to 999 mg/day 2.01 (1.49, 2.72) 1.22 (0.82, 1.79)
    ≥1000 mg/day 2.19 (1.63, 2.93) 1.16 (0.76, 1.78)

Note that adjusted models include CRIC clinical site in addition to the variables shown.