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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 7.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2011 Feb 2;79(12):1331–1340. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.550

Table 5.

Adjusted* hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for end-stage renal disease, by estimated GFR category

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2)
45–74 30–44 15–29 <15
Studies with Albumin:Creatinine Ratio
British Columbia 1.0 (reference) 1.90 (1.54, 2.35) 8.34 (6.90, 10.07) 25.97 (21.24, 31.75)
MASTERPLAN 1.0 (reference) 2.51 (0.28, 22.51) 40.66 (5.57, 296.57) 203.60 (25.68, 1614.08)
NephroTest 1.0 (reference) 3.75 (1.41, 9.96) 14.67 (5.88, 36.61) 75.80 (29.73, 193.26)
RENAAL 1.0 (reference) 2.66 (1.85, 3.82) 9.33 (6.50, 13.40) -
Steno 1.0 (reference) 4.17 (1.89, 9.18) 13.08 (6.05, 28.28) 156.93 (34.44, 715.10)

Studies with Protein:Creatinine Ratio
AASK 1.0 (reference) 3.49 (2.49, 4.88) 12.24 (8.88, 17.02) 118.85 (27.53, 513.09)
MDRD 1.0 (reference) 2.68 (1.92, 3.73) 6.75 (4.87, 9.34) 27.35 (17.85, 41.90)
MMKD 1.0 (reference) 9.34 (2.10, 41.52) 21.25 (5.01, 90.05) 121.44 (28.12, 524.42)
REIN 1.0 (reference) 3.69 (1.67, 8.14) 11.13 (5.27, 23.49) 63.43 (20.61, 195.19)
REIN 2 1.0 (reference) 1.44 (0.30, 6.91) 8.59 (2.06, 35.85) 27.37 (6.22, 120.48)

Studies with Dipstick Proteinuria
Kaiser Permanente Northwest 1.0 (reference) 2.14 (1.29, 3.55) 15.08 (9.24, 14.60) -

OVERALL 1.0 (reference) 2.72 (2.19, 3.37) 10.21 (8.36, 12.46) 51.48 (31.95, 82.97)
*

Adjusted for age, sex, race, prior cardiovascular disease, smoking status, diabetes mellitus, systolic blood pressure, and serum total cholesterol concentration.

AASK: African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension; CRIB: Chronic Renal Impairment in Birmingham; MASTERPLAN: Multifactorial Approach and Superior Treatment Efficacy in Renal Patients with the Aid of a Nurse Practicioner; MDRD: Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; MMKD: Mild to Moderate Kidney Disease Study; REIN: Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy; REIN 2: Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy 2; RENAAL: Reduction of Endpoints in Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus with the Angiotensin II Antagonist Losartan; Steno: Steno Type 1 Diabetes Study