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. 2014 Nov 17;9(11):e111949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111949

Table 4. Multivariate analysis of factors associated with low urinary creatinine excretion rate at baseline, by diabetes status.

OR (95% CI)
Overall population Without diabetes With diabetes
(n = 1609) (n = 1153) (n = 456)
Age, year 1.05 (1.04–1.06) 1.05 (1.04–1.07) 1.05 (1.02–1.07)
Gender (men vs women) 2.1 (1.5–2.9) 1.9 (1.3–2.9) 2.1 (1.1–3.9)
African vs non-African origin 0.28 (0.16–0.49) 0.42 (0.22–0.80) 0.15 (0.05–0.44)
mGFR (ml/min per1.73m2)
 ≥60 1 1 1
 4560 2.4 (1.3–4.2) 2.1 (1.1–4.2) 2.5 (0.79–7.9)
 3044 3.6 (2.1–6.2) 3.2 (1.7–6.2) 3.8 (1.3–11.0)
 1529 5.2 (2.9–9.2) 5.0 (2.5–10.0) 4.7 (1.6–14.5)
 <15 9.2 (4.3–19.6) 8.2 (3.3–20.5) 11.9 (2.6–55.4)
Diabetes mellitus
 no 1 - -
 yes 1.8 (1.3-2.6) - -
BMI group (kg/m2)
<18.5 9.6 (4.2–21.9) 9.7 (4.1–22.9)
18.5–25 1 1 5.0 (2.4–10.4)
25–30 0.29 (0.20–0.41) 0.32 (0.21–0.48) 1
30–35 0.24 (0.15–0.39) 0.12 (0.06–0.26) 1.6 (0.81–3.0)
≥35 0.12 (0.05–0.32) 0.12 (0.03–0.53) 0.51 (0.15–1.8)
Prealbumin (g/L)
 >0.30 1 1 1
 <0.30 1.2 (0.84–1.7) 0.83 (0.54–1.3) 2.3 (1.3–4.2)
Urinary urea (mmol/24h)
lowest 13.6 (8.3–22.1) 17.8 (9.0–35.5) 10.6 (4.8–23.4)
2nd 4.2 (2.6–6.9) 5.1 (2.5–10.2) 3.7 (1.7–7.8)
3rd 2.0 (1.2–3.4) 2.5 (1.2–5.2) 1.6 (0.75–3.5)
highest 1 1 1
Proteinuria (g/24h)
lowest 1 1 1
2nd 0.63 (0.42–0.94) 0.65 (0.40–1.0) 0.58 (0.25–1.4)
3rd 0.52 (0.34–0.81) 0.51 (0.30–0.86) 0.63 (0.27–1.4)
highest 0.37 (0.23–0.60) 0.38 (0.21–0.69) 0.37 (0.16–0.86)

Abbreviations: OR (95% CI), odds-ratios and 95% confidence interval; mGFR, measured glomerular filtration rate; BMI, body mass index.

Cut-off points of urinary urea were: <312.8 mmol/24h, 312.8–382.5 mmol/24h, 382.5–456.3 mmol/24h,>456.3 mmol/24 in men; <252.0 mmol/24h, 252.0–302.1 mmol/24h, 302.1–375.0 mmol/24h,>375.0 mmol/24h in women. Cut-off points of proteinuria urea were: <0.14 g/24h, 0.14–0.35 g/24h, 0.35–1.1 g/24,>1.1 g/24h in men; <0.12 g/24g, 0.12–0.21 g/24h, 0.21–0.89 g/24h,>0.89 g/24h in women.

*Multivariate adjustment, including center.