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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

Table 2.

Predictors of Plasma Renin Activity (ng/ml/h) and Plasma Aldosterone (pg/ml)

VvInt/C doubling or ESRD from IF/TA
Variable OR (95% CI) P-Value
Plasma Aldosterone 1.01 (1, 1.01) 0.21
Plasma Renin Activity 0.91 (0.49, 1.7) 0.77
Female Recipient 0.36 (0.12, 1.08) 0.07
Acute Rejection 4.62 (1.8, 11.83) <0.01
<3 HLA Matches 3.13 (1.08, 9.11) 0.04
Tacrolimus+ Rapamycin 3.32 (0.98, 11.27) 0.05
VvInt/C doubling or any ESRD
Plasma Aldosterone 1.01 (1, 1.02) 0.08
Plasma Renin Activity 0.47 (0.17, 1.27) 0.14
Female Recipient 0.37 (0.12, 1.08) 0.07
DBP (mmHg) 0.85 (0.73, 1) 0.05
Hypertension 11.99 (1.9, 75.59) 0.01
Acute Rejection 8.14 (2.04, 32.38) <0.01
<3 HLA Matches 6.17 (1.37, 27.74) 0.02
Losartan 0.24 (0.08, 0.76) 0.02
Loop Diuretics 3.64 (0.96, 13.77) 0.06
CSA + MMF 0.06 (0.01, 0.59) 0.02
CSA + MMF + Pred. 0.13 (0.02, 1.06) 0.06
Creatinine doubling, ESRD or Death
Plasma Aldosterone 1 (0.99, 1) 0.39
Plasma Renin Activity 0.92 (0.57, 1.47) 0.73
SBP (mmHg) 1.04 (1, 1.09) 0.05
Hypertensive 2.07 (1.03, 4.18) 0.04
Acute Rejection 2.66 (1.36, 5.18) <0.01
<3 HLA Matches 1.66 (0.9, 3.04) 0.10
Caucasian Donor 0.37 (0.19, 0.73) <0.01
Losartan 0.5 (0.27, 0.91) 0.02
Iothalamate GFR 1.04 (1.01, 1.08) 0.02

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