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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2013 Aug 21;85(2):404–415. doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.278
Variable Last VvInt/C Last GFR Last ACR VvInt/C Change
Estimate (95% CI) P-Value Estimate (95% CI) P-Value Estimate (95% CI) P-Value Estimate (95% CI) P-Value
Plasma Aldosterone 0 (0, 0) 0.47 0.01 (−0.03, 0.06) 0.62 −0.36 (−1.02, 0.3) 0.28 0 (0, 0) 0.61
Plasma Renin Activity −0.001 (−0.018, 0.017) 0.94 0.84 (−3.32, 4.99) 0.69 18.16 (−47.8, 84.12) 0.58 −0.001 (−0.034, 0.033) 0.96
Recipient Age (years) −0.001 (−0.003, 0.001) 0.19 −0.07 (−0.46, 0.32) 0.71 1.98 (−4.16, 8.13) 0.52 −0.001 (−0.004, 0.002) 0.41
Female Recipient 0.03 (−0.011, 0.071) 0.15 −4.97 (−14.58, 4.63) 0.30 16.01 (−137.8, 169.81) 0.84 0.022 (−0.054, 0.099) 0.55
Caucasian Recipient −0.014 (−0.068, 0.04) 0.61 −11.86 (−23.09, −0.64) 0.04 −63.26 (−254.15, 127.64) 0.51 −0.016 (−0.107, 0.076) 0.73
Recipient BMI 0.001 (−0.003, 0.006) 0.56 −0.47 (−1.34, 0.41) 0.29 17.72 (3.09, 32.36) 0.02 0.002 (−0.006, 0.01) 0.55
SBP (mmHg) 0 (−0.001, 0.002) 0.65 −0.11 (−0.41, 0.19) 0.47 2.22 (−2.83, 7.27) 0.38 0 (−0.003, 0.003) 1.00
DBP (mmHg) 0 (−0.003, 0.003) 0.95 0.36 (−0.24, 0.97) 0.23 −5.96 (−15.96, 4.04) 0.24 −0.002 (−0.006, 0.003) 0.53
Hypertension 0.01 (−0.028, 0.049) 0.60 0.53 (−8.02, 9.09) 0.90 24.01 (−114.56, 162.59) 0.73 0.043 (−0.022, 0.107) 0.19
Acute Rejection 0.033 (−0.019, 0.085) 0.20 −8.12 (−20.49, 4.25) 0.19 147.27 (−59.74, 354.28) 0.16 0.085 (−0.006, 0.175) 0.06
<3 HLA Matches 0.018 (−0.018, 0.054) 0.33 −7.74 (−15.68, 0.19) 0.06 62.23 (−66.96, 191.43) 0.34 −0.004 (−0.064, 0.055) 0.89
Live Donor −0.01 (−0.057, 0.036) 0.65 −3.14 (−13.56, 7.28) 0.55 −79.6 (−247.76, 88.57) 0.35 0.011 (−0.061, 0.083) 0.76
Donor Age (years) 0 (−0.001, 0.002) 0.61 −0.03 (−0.45, 0.39) 0.87 0.02 (−6.39, 6.44) 0.99 −0.001 (−0.003, 0.002) 0.70
Female Donor −0.006 (−0.045, 0.034) 0.77 −4.29 (−12.88, 4.3) 0.32 −2.03 (−146.53, 142.46) 0.98 −0.006 (−0.071, 0.059) 0.85
Caucasian Donor 0.044 (−0.004, 0.092) 0.07 6.59 (−4.72, 17.89) 0.25 103.56 (−78.51, 285.63) 0.26 0.067 (−0.019, 0.153) 0.12
Cause of Kidney Disease
 DM reference reference reference reference
 HTN −0.051 (−0.126, 0.024) 0.18 7.66 (−8.42, 23.73) 0.34 −107.73 (−382.49, 167.04) 0.43 −0.052 (−0.173, 0.069) 0.38
 PCKD −0.001 (−0.061, 0.059) 0.97 2.03 (−10.54, 14.6) 0.75 100.06 (−114.75, 314.87) 0.35 0.053 (−0.052, 0.159) 0.31
 Other −0.03 (−0.082, 0.022) 0.25 8.25 (−3.08, 19.58) 0.15 16.01 (−169.33, 201.35) 0.86 −0.039 (−0.127, 0.049) 0.37
Losartan −0.01 (−0.047, 0.027) 0.60 −6.78 (−14.95, 1.39) 0.10 96.32 (−39.7, 232.33) 0.16 −0.05 (−0.114, 0.013) 0.11
Thiazides −0.016 (−0.085, 0.052) 0.63 7.15 (−7.38, 21.67) 0.33 −77.25 (−326.01, 171.51) 0.54 −0.048 (−0.181, 0.086) 0.47
Loop Diuretics 0 (−0.051, 0.051) 0.99 2.9 (−7.14, 12.93) 0.56 66.74 (−107.71, 241.2) 0.45 −0.016 (−0.098, 0.066) 0.69
Tacrolimus + Rapamycin 0.067 (−0.014, 0.148) 0.10 −16.2 (−34.78, 2.37) 0.09 −137.41 (−445.59, 170.78) 0.37 0.049 (−0.072, 0.171) 0.41
Tacrolimus + MMF 0.02 (−0.061, 0.101) 0.62 3.37 (−15.05, 21.78) 0.71 −322.12 (−612.94, −31.31) 0.03 −0.003 (−0.147, 0.14) 0.96
Tacrolimus+ MMF + Pred. −0.001 (−0.112, 0.111) 0.99 −6.91 (−30.12, 16.3) 0.55 −362.28 (−750.67, 26.1) 0.07 −0.127 (−0.343, 0.088) 0.24
CSA + MMF 0.01 (−0.076, 0.096) 0.82 −5.42 (−24.32, 13.48) 0.57 −334.44 (−635.84, −33.04) 0.03 −0.088 (−0.224, 0.049) 0.20
CSA + MMF + Pred. 0.009 (−0.081, 0.099) 0.85 3.62 (−15.74, 22.98) 0.71 −401.41 (−715.09, −87.73) 0.01 −0.04 (−0.186, 0.106) 0.58

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CSA: Cyclosporine, MMF: mycophenolate mofetil, DM: diabetes mellitus, PCKD: polycystic kidney disease, HTN: hypertension, ACR: albumin creatinine ratio