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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Mar 19;62(1):42–51. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.01.016

Table 3.

Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios of all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease mortality by quintile of filtration marker.

Quintile 1* Quintile 2* Quintile 4* Quintile 5* P-trend
Subquintile 5a Subquintile 5b Subquintile 5c
All-cause Mortality (2392 deaths/6445 participants)
eGFRcr 1.33 (0.63–2.79) 0.68 (0.32–1.43) 0.88(0.60–1.31) 0.83 (0.5–1.31) 0.82 (0.53–1.26) 1.31 (0.84–2.04) 0.02
Cystatin C 0.76 (0.43–1.34) 0.80 (0.48–1.33) 1.02 (0.70–1.46) 1.19 (0.86–1.65) 1.10 (0.79–1.55) 1.94 (1.43–2.62) <0.001
BTP 1.15 (0.72–1.85) 1.25 (0.87–1.78) 1.06 (0.75–1.50) 1.45 (0.98–2.14) 1.37 (0.93–1.99) 2.14 (1.56–2.94) <0.001
B2M 0.90 (0.54–1.50) 0.96 (0.61–1.52) 1.26 (0.90–1.78) 1.22 (0.93–1.59) 1.79 (1.32–2.43) 2.58 (1.96–3.41) <0.001
Cardiovascular Disease Mortality (1079 deaths/6445 participants)
eGFRcr 0.61 (0.08–4.68) 0.63 (0.14–2.78) 1.13 (0.50–2.56) 0.89 (0.40–1.98) 0.97 (0.43–2.18) 1.56 (0.71–3.43) 0.002
Cystatin C 0.27 (0.12–0.59) 0.83 (0.33–2.05) 1.11 (0.67–1.82) 1.47 (0.89–2.42) 1.20 (0.70–2.04) 2.10 (1.33–3.32) <0.001
BTP 1.22 (0.53–2.81) 0.86 (0.41–1.80) 1.15 (0.70–1.89) 1.32 (0.70–2.50) 1.25 (0.71–2.17) 2.27 (1.34–3.85) <0.001
B2M 0.91 (0.33–2.57) 1.27 (0.61–2.68) 1.17 (0.70–1.96) 1.50 (0.93–2.41) 1.83 (1.07–3.14) 2.59 (1.62–4.14) <0.001
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality (605 deaths/6445 participants)
eGFRcr 0.53 (0.04–6.26) 0.89 (0.15–5.25) 1.05 (0.47–2.37) 0.84 (0.37–1.87) 0.85 (0.37–1.94) 1.40 (0.69–2.84) 0.1
Cystatin C 0.33 (0.13–0.82) 1.13 (0.35–3.71) 1.68 (0.90–3.15) 2.01 (1.11–3.63) 1.42 (0.77–2.64) 2.61 (1.43–4.78) 0.001
BTP 1.36 (0.47–3.88) 1.09 (0.39–3.03) 1.23 (0.65–2.31) 1.08 (0.51–2.30) 1.37 (0.66–2.84) 2.33 (1.16–4.68) 0.001
B2M 0.80 (0.16–3.94) 1.86 (0.84–4.08) 1.12 (0.71–1.76) 1.55 (0.94–2.55) 1.68 (0.92–3.09) 2.15 (1.30–3.56) 0.006

Note: The 95% confidence interval is shown in parentheses. Adjusted for age, sex, race, diabetes, current smoking status, systolic blood pressure, hypertension medication use, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, natural log(triglycerides), prevalent coronary heart disease, C-reactive protein (<0.22 mg/dL, 0.22–<1.00 mg/dL, ≥1.00 mg/dL), and natural log(urinary albumin-creatinine ratio).

eGFRcr, creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate, HDL, high-density lipoprotein. ACR, albumin-creatinine ratio; NHANES III, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; BTP, β-trace protein; B2M, β2-microglobulin

*

Quintile 3 is the reference group.