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. 2011 Jun;6(6):1393–1399. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10521110

Table 5.

HR for combined endpoint of all-cause mortality and ESRD among people with CKD

Clinical Characteristic Unadjusted
Adjusted
HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P
Total leukocyte count increase > 11.5 K/μl 1.63 (1.16, 2.28) <0.01 1.15 (0.80, 1.67) >0.1
Absolute granulocyte count increase > 8.6 K/μl 1.7 (1.20, 2.40) <0.01 1.18 (0.82, 1.71) >0.1
Absolute eosinophil count increase > 0.45 K/μl 2.16 (1.54, 3.03) <0.001 1.49 (1.02, 2.17) 0.04
Granulocyte (%) increase > 70% 2.99 (2.01, 4.44) <0.001 1.75 (1.14, 2.68) 0.01
Lymphocyte (%) decrease < 18% 1.52 (1.05, 2.21) 0.03 0.91 (0.61, 1.36) >0.1
Monocyte (%) increase > 11% 2.93 (2.01, 4.27) <0.001 1.76 (1.17, 2.64) <0.01
Eosinophil (%) increase > 3% 1.94 (1.41, 2.67) <0.001 1.58 (1.13, 2.22) <0.01
Basophil (%) increase > 2% 1.38 (0.98, 1.96) 0.07 1.42 (0.98, 2.06) 0.06

Multivariate adjusted for age, gender, race, diabetes, smoking, ACEI or ARB use, statin use, BP medication use, baseline CKD stage, and baseline log urine protein/creatinine. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.