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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Jun 13;62(4):691–702. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.04.010

Table 3.

Hazard ratios of cardiovascular disease for categories of eGFR and ACR by subgroups according to age, sex, and race

Age Subgroups
eGFR category Age < 65 y Age ≥ 65 y
ACR < 30 ACR = 30–299 ACR ≥ 300 Overall ACR < 30 ACR = 30–299 ACR ≥ 300 Overall
  ≥90 1.00 (reference) 1.49 (1.14–1.96) 3.34 (2.20–5.08) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.45 (1.04–2.01) 2.98 (1.65–5.36) 1.00 (reference)
  60–89 1.17 (1.03–1.33) 1.62 (1.19–2.21) 4.60 (2.89–7.32) 1.17 (1.04–1.31) 1.09 (0.94–1.26) 1.36 (1.06–1.74) 1.56* (1.01–2.40) 1.04 (0.91–1.19)
  45–59 1.43 (0.99–2.05) 3.68 (2.16–6.27) 3.80 (1.41–10.21) 1.62 (1.21–2.17) 1.57 (1.27–1.96)0 2.51 (1.82–3.45) 2.82 (1.67–4.76) 1.56 (1.29–1.87)
  30–44 0.78 (0.19–3.12) 3.27 (1.54–6.92) 4.39 (1.95–9.87) 1.65 (0.98–2.77) 2.04 (1.36–3.06) 3.40 (1.89–6.09) 7.00 (4.19–11.68) 2.29 (1.71–3.08)
  <30 4.04 (0.57–28.84) -- 5.77 (3.37–9.86) 2.37 (1.38–4.07) 1.96 (0.48–7.91) 2.21 (0.70–6.93) 4.12 (2.03–8.37) 1.68 (0.95–2.97)
  All 1.00 (reference) 1.50 (1.24–1.82) 3.12 (2.37–4.09) -- 1.00 (reference) 1.38 (1.18–1.62) 2.00* (1.56–2.56) --
Sex Subgroups
eGFR category Female Male
ACR < 30 ACR = 30–299 ACR ≥ 300 Overall ACR < 30 ACR = 30–299 ACR ≥ 300 Overall
  ≥90 1.00 (reference) 1.64 (1.20–2.23) 3.87 (2.45–6.13) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.28 (0.96–1.71) 2.36 (1.42–3.92) 1.00 (reference)
  60–89 1.08 (0.93–1.25) 1.79 (1.35–2.38) 2.92 (1.85–4.62) 1.06 (0.92–1.21) 1.05 (0.93–1.19) 1.13* (0.88–1.46) 1.64 (1.06–2.54) 1.02 (0.91–1.15)
  45–59 1.48 (1.12–1.94) 3.26 (2.17–4.89) 3.97 (1.96–8.07) 1.59 (1.27–2.00) 1.39 (1.11–1.76) 2.01 (1.41–2.88) 2.28 (1.25–4.17) 1.38 (1.13–1.68)
  30–44 1.68 (0.96–2.94) 4.66 (2.54–8.54) 8.94 (4.41–18.14) 2.34 (1.63–3.38) 1.83 (1.09–3.08) 2.01 (1.00–4.07) 4.66 (2.72–8.00) 1.79 (1.27–2.53)
  <30 1.67 (0.41–6.72) 5.23 (0.73–37.29) 5.38 (2.65–10.89) 2.11 (1.14–3.89) 4.68 (0.65–33.49) 1.37 (0.34–5.52) 4.41 (2.58–7.55) 1.74 (1.05–2.89)
  All 1.00 (reference) 1.77 (1.48–2.13) 3.15 (2.41–4.12) -- 1.00 (reference) 1.18* (1.00–1.39) 1.92* (1.50–2.46) --
Race Subgroups
eGFR category White Black
ACR < 30 ACR = 30–299 ACR ≥ 300 Overall ACR < 30 ACR = 30–299 ACR ≥ 300 Overall
  ≥90 1.00 (reference) 1.46 (1.12–1.92) 3.32 (2.06–5.35) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.43 (1.02–2.00) 2.92 (1.79–4.77) 1.00 (reference)
  60–89 1.01 (0.90–1.12) 1.25 (0.99–1.57) 1.72 (1.14–2.59) 0.98 (0.88–1.08) 1.26* (1.04–1.53) 1.69 (1.20–2.38) 3.01 (1.83–4.97) 1.23* (1.04–1.47)
  45–59 1.39 (1.14–1.70) 2.26 (1.64–3.12) 3.06 (1.82–5.15) 1.41 (1.19–1.68) 1.51 (1.03–2.22) 2.89 (1.78–4.71) 2.12 (0.79–5.74) 1.55 (1.15–2.10)
  30–44 1.52 (0.99–2.34) 3.34 (1.83–6.09) 6.41 (3.76–10.95) 1.92 (1.42–2.60) 3.22 (1.43–7.29) 2.76 (1.36–5.62) 4.98 (2.44–10.19) 2.24 (1.43–3.49)
  <30 1.99 (0.64–6.20) 1.24 (0.17–8.87) 5.76 (2.97–11.16) 2.03 (1.16–3.56) -- 2.56 (0.63–10.39) 4.50 (2.56–7.92) 1.87 (1.09–3.22)
  All 1.00 (reference) 1.39 (1.20–1.62) 2.38 (1.89–3.01) -- 1.00 (reference) 1.42 (1.15–1.76) 2.33 (1.74–3.13) --

Note: eGFRs are given in mL/min/1.73 m ; ACRs in mg/g. Associations given as hazard ratio (95% confidence interval).

Abbreviations: eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACR: albumin-creatinine ratio.

*

significant interaction comparing HRs in the same category between subgroups based on coefficients for product terms of each potential effect modifier and categories of eGFR and ACR.

Bold indicates statistically significant as compared to reference category

-- indicates no event