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. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e88388. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088388

Table 4. Measures of albuminuria according to quintile of serum parathyroid hormone.

Parathyroid Hormone Quintile (pg/ml)
<27 27-<34 34-<42 42-<54 ≥54
Model 1
uAlb 1 1.09 (0.97, 1.24) p = 0.15 1.16 (1.03, 1.31) p = 0.018 1.28 (1.12, 1.45) p<0.001 1.34 (1.18, 1.52) p<0.001
uCr 1 1.08 (0.99, 1.18) p = 0.07 1.13 (1.04, 1.23) p = 0.005 1.22 (1.12, 1.33) p<0.001 1.19 (1.10, 1.30) p<0.001
ACR 1 1.01 (0.93, 1.10) p = 0.80 1.03 (0.94, 1.12) p = 0.55 1.05 (0.95, 1.15) p = 0.33 1.12 (1.02, 1.23) p = 0.015
FEalb 1 1.02 (0.93, 1.11) p = 0.71 1.03 (0.94, 1.12) p = 0.58 1.05 (0.96, 1.15) p = 0.33 1.14 (1.04, 1.25) p = 0.005
Model 2
uAlb 1 1.10 (0.97, 1.24) p = 0.13 1.16 (1.02, 1.31) p = 0.019 1.26 (1.11, 1.42) p<0.001 1.30 (1.15, 1.47) p<0.001
uCr 1 1.07 (0.99, 1.17) p = 0.091 1.10 (1.01, 1.20) p = 0.022 1.20 (1.10, 1.30) p<0.001 1.16 (1.06, 1.26) p<0.001
ACR 1 1.02 (0.94, 1.11) p = 0.63 1.05 (0.96, 1.14) p = 0.32 1.05 (0.96, 1.15) p = 0.31 1.12 (1.02, 1.23) p = 0.009
FEalb 1 1.02 (0.94, 1.12) p = 0.60 1.04 (0.95, 1.13) p = 0.40 1.04 (0.95, 1.14) p = 0.36 1.13 (1.03, 1.23) p = 0.009
Model 3
uAlb 1 1.14 (1.02, 1.29) p = 0.027 1.24 (1.10, 1.40) p<0.001 1.34 (1.18, 1.52) p<0.001 1.39 (1.22, 1.57) p<0.001
uCr 1 1.08 (0.99, 1.17) p = 0.076 1.12 (1.03, 1.22) p = 0.006 1.21 (1.11, 1.31) p<0.001 1.17 (1.07, 1.27) p<0.001
ACR 1 1.06 (0.97,1.16) p = 0.18 1.10 (1.01, 1.20) p = 0.032 1.11 (1.01, 1.21) p = 0.031 1.19 (1.09, 1.30) p<0.001
FEalb 1 1.05 (0.97, 1.15) p = 0.24 1.09 (1.00, 1.18) p = 0.062 1.09 (0.99, 1.19) p = 0.069 1.17 (1.06, 1.28) p<0.001
Model 4
uAlb 1 1.14 (1.01, 1.28) p = 0.029 1.23 (1.09, 1.40) p<0.001 1.33 (1.17, 1.51) p<0.001 1.37 (1.20, 1.55) p<0.001
uCr 1 1.07 (0.99, 1.16) p = 0.10 1.11 (1.02, 1.21) p = 0.011 1.19 (1.10, 1.30) p<0.001 1.15 (1.05, 1.25) p = 0.002
ACR 1 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) p = 0.14 1.11 (1.02, 1.21) p = 0.020 1.11 (1.01, 1.22) p = 0.029 1.19 (1.08, 1.31) p<0.001
FEalb 1 1.06 (0.97, 1.15) p = 0.20 1.09 (1.00, 1.19) p = 0.043 1.09 (1.00, 1.20) p = 0.068 1.17 (1.07, 1.28) p = 0.001

model 1: adjusted for age, gender and race.

model 2: as model 1 but additionally adjusted for BMI, weight, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, total:HDL cholesterol ratio, eGFR, diabetes status, HbA1c.

model 3: as model 2 but additionally adjusted for history of cardiovascular disease, poverty:income ratio, smoking status, CRP, hemoglobin, calcium, time of day of venepuncture,

model 4: as model 3 but additionally adjusted for 25(OH)D quintile, season of measurement, loop diuretic and thiazide diuretic.

uAlb, urine albumin concentration; uCr, urine creatinine concentration; ACR, urine albumin:creatinine ratio; FEalb, fractional excretion of albumin relative to creatinine.