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. 2013 Apr 16;7(3-4):E207–E214. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.11202

Table 5.

Adjusted associations between scoring system components and ischemia time or peri-operative change in creatinine.

Variable Multivariable analysis
Ischemia time
Change in creatinine
Coefficient (95%CI) p value Coefficient (95%CI) p value
NEPHROMETRY score
Diameter (cm)
  ≤4 vs. 5–6 −0.2 (−9.5, 8.9) 1.0 −18.9 (−39.7, 1.9) 0.07
Exophytic/Endophytic
  ≥50% exophytic vs. <50% exophytic 0.8 (−5.0, 6.7) 0.8 −1.7 (−14.8, 11.3) 0.8
  ≥50% exophytic vs. Entirely endophytic 9.5 (−13.6, 32.6) 0.4 −22.7 (−61.1.3, 15.6) 0.2
  <50% exophytic vs. Entirely endophytic 8.7 (−13.9, 31.2) 0.4 −21.0 (−57.5, 15.4) 0.3
Nearness (mm)
  ≥ 7 vs. >4 <7 0.5 (−7.8, 8.8) 0.9 −2.3 (−21.0, 16.4) 0.8
  ≥ 7 vs. ≤4 −6.3 (−13.1, 0.6) 0.07 −1.8 (−17.2, 13.6) 0.8
  >4 <7 vs. ≤4 −6.8 (−15.8, 2.2) 0.1 0.5 (−19.8, 20.8) 1.0
Polar location (relative to polar lines)
  Entirely above polar line vs. Crosses polar line −1.8 (−8.5, 4.9) 0.6 0.9 (−13.9, 15.7) 0.9
  Entirely above polar line vs. >50% across polar line or crosses axial midline or entirely between polar lines −1.8 (−8.0, 4.4) 0.6 8.1 (−5.5, 21.6) 0.2
  Crosses polar line vs. >50% across polar line or crosses axial midline or entirely between polar lines −0.01 (−7.0, 7.0) 1.0 7.2 (−8.3, 22.6) 0.4

PADUA score
Diameter (cm)
  ≤4 vs. 5–6 −3.6 (−12.5, 5.4) 0.4 −20.2 (−40.2, −0.5) 0.06
Polar location
  Superior/inferior vs. Middle −1.5 (−6.5, 3.5) 0.5 2.4 (−8.7, 13.7) 0.7
Exophytic rate
  ≥50% exophytic vs. <50% exophytic −1.3.6 (−6.8, 4.3) 0.7 −4.1 (−17.0, 8.7) 0.5
  ≥50% exophytic vs. Entirely endophytic 8.4 (−15.7, 32.6) 0.5 −33.4.0 (−72.8, 5.9) 0.09
  <50% exophytic vs. Entirely endophytic 9.7 (−13.7, 33.1) 0.4 −29.3 (−66.8, 8.2) 0.1
Renal rim
  Lateral vs. Medial −7.6 (−13.0, −2.3) 0.006 6.2 (−6.1, 18.5) 0.3
Renal sinus
  Not involved vs. Involved −0.3 (−10.7, 10.2) 1.0 14.2 (−9.1, 37.5) 0.2
Urinary collecting system
  Not involved vs. Involved −0.5 (−11.3, 10.4) 1.0 −15.5 (−39.2, 8.3) 0.2
C index
  Horizontal distance - x (cm) −4.6 (−9.9, 0.7) 0.09 −0.1 (−11.8, 11.6) 1.0
  Vertical distance - y (cm) −3.4 (−8.3, 1.6) 0.2 7.3 (−3.8, 18.3) 0.2
  Diameter 2.1 (0.3, 3.9) 0.02 4.7 (0.7, 8.6) 0.02
  C 3.9 (−3.3, 11.1 0.3 −10.6 (−26.5, 5.4) 0.2