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. 2013 Oct 31;9(1):135–142. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02310213

Table 2.

Unadjusted hazard ratios for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality according to GFR tertile groups by each formula

GFR Tertilea Hazard Ratio Lower CI Upper CI P Value
CV deaths
 CG<9.5 1.06 0.69 1.65 0.78
 CG=9.5–11.9 1.15 0.74 1.78 0.54
 MDRD<6.5 0.83 0.52 1.33 0.44
 MDRD=6.5–8.9 1.38 0.90 2.13 0.14
 CKD-EPI<6.0 0.90 0.58 1.41 0.65
 CKD-EPI=6.0–7.9 1.26 0.81 1.95 0.31
Non-CV deaths
 CG<9.5 0.99 0.67 1.48 0.97
 CG=9.5–11.9 1.25 0.85 1.84 0.26
 MDRD<6.5 0.42 0.28 0.62 <0.001
 MDRD=6.5–8.9 0.70 0.48 1.00 >0.05
 CKD-EPI<6.0 0.49 0.33 0.73 <0.001
 CKD-EPI=6.0–7.9 0.75 0.52 1.09 0.13

CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; CG, Cockcroft and Gault; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration.

a

Reference group is the tertile with the highest estimated GFR (CG≥12.0 ml/min per 1.73 m2; MDRD≥9.0 ml/min per 1.73 m2; CKD-EPI≥8.0 ml/min per 1.73 m2).