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. 2013 Oct 15;347:f5961. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5961

Table 3.

 Incidence of and hazard ratios for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with and without (controls) psoriasis

Variable All psoriasis Mild psoriasis Severe psoriasis
Controls (n=689 702) Patients (n=143 883) Controls (n=654 210) Patients (n=136 529) Controls (n=35 492) Patients (n=7354)
Follow-up time (years):
 Mean (SD) 5.38 (3.99) 5.23 (3.94) 5.33 (3.98) 5.16 (3.93) 6.25 (4.07) 6.40 (4.00)
 Median (IQR) 4.52 (1.98 to 8.47) 4.28 (1.89 to 8.22) 4.46 (1.94 to 8.41) 4.20 (1.86 to 8.11) 5.79 (2.78 to 9.45) 5.98 (2.98 to 9.48)
No of person years 3 708 255 751 825 3 486 541 704 732 221 714 47 092
No (%) of new cases of CKD 50 206 (7) 11 483 (8) 47 204 (7) 10 268 (8) 3002 (9) 1215 (17)
Incidence per 1000 person years (95% CI) 13.54 (13.42 to 13.66) 15.27 (15.00 to 15.56) 13.54 (13.42 to 13.66) 14.57 (14.29 to 14.85) 13.54 (13.06 to 14.03) 25.80 (24.39 to 27.29)
Hazard ratio (95% CI) for incident CKD:
 Unadjusted 1 (ref) 1.13 (1.11 to 1.15) 1 (ref) 1.08 (1.05 to 1.10) 1 (ref) 1.90 (1.78 to 2.04)
 Adjusted* 1 (ref) 1.05 (1.02 to 1.07) 1 (ref) 0.99 (0.97 to 1.02) 1 (ref) 1.93 (1.79 to 2.08)
Hazard ratio (95% CI) for incident ESRD
 Unadjusted 1 (ref) 1.25 (0.96 to 1.65) 1 (ref) 1.08 (0.80 to 1.46) 1 (ref) 3.59 (1.73 to 7.46)
 Adjusted* 1 (ref) 1.15 (0.84 to 1.58) 1 (ref) 0.98 (0.69 to 1.38) 1 (ref) 4.15 (1.70 to 10.11)

SD=standard deviation; IQR=interquartile range; ESRD=end stage renal disease.

*Adjusted for sex, age, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, BMI (body mass index).