Table 3.
Determinants of aortic arch calcification in study patients (logistic regression).
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age (per 1-year increase) | 1.085 (1.058–1.114) | <0.0001 | 1.080 (1.048−1.111) | <0.0001 |
| Male gender | 0.737 (0.438–1.241) | 0.252 | — | — |
| Diabetes | 1.533 (1.045–2.904) | 0.001 | 0.821 (0.426−1.595) | 0.575 |
| BMI (per 1 m2 increase) | 1.071 (1.002–1.145) | 0.042 | 0.993 (0.923−1.085) | 0.875 |
| UPCR (mg/g) | 1.319 (0.741–2.346) | 0.347 | — | — |
| Baseline eGFR | 0.989 (0.973–1.004) | 0.144 | — | — |
| CKD stage | 1.196 (0.868–1.650) | 0.274 | — | — |
| eGFR slope | 0.842 (0.777–0.911) | <0.0001 | 0.813 (0.773−0.938) | <0.0001 |
| Calcium | 1.036 (0.648–1.657) | 0.882 | — | — |
| Phosphorus | 0.910 (0.676–1.226) | 0.536 | — | — |
| Ca × P | 0.982 (0.951–1.013) | 0.251 | — | — |
| Albumin | 0.770 (0.464–1.276) | 0.310 | — | — |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.997 (0.993–1.002) | 0.273 | — | — |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 0.999 (0.997–1.002) | 0.567 | — | — |
| HDL | 0.999 (0.980–1.019) | 0.952 | — | — |
| LDL | 0.996 (0.989–1.002) | 0.166 | — | — |
| Cardiomegaly | 3.911 (2.289–6.683) | <0.0001 | 2.491 (1.326−4.996) | 0.010 |
BMI: body mass index; UPCR: urine protein-creatinine ratio; CKD: chronic kidney disease; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low density lipoprotein cholesterol.