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. 2015 Nov 6;10(11):e0142460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142460

Table 4. Analysis of factors associated with any graft functional decline 12 months after the diagnosis and long-term graft loss in PVAN patients.

Univariate analysis a Multivariate analysis
OR& RR (95% CI) p value OR&RR (95% CI) p value
Any graft functional decline 12 months after the diagnosis
Scr at diagnosis 1.01(1.00–1.02) 0.028 1.01(1.00–1.03) 0.194
Reduction of viremia by 90% 0.037(0.005–0.297) 0.002 8.74(0.06–1240.53) 0.391
Clearance of viremia 0.044(0.007–0.290) 0.001 0.01(0.00–1.62) 0.077
Rapid reduction of BK DNAuria 0.139(0.025–0.762) 0.023 0.06(0.003–1.06) 0.055
  Pathological parameters
  Classification of PVAN 4.68(1.21–18.17) 0.026 0.44(0.02–11.62) 0.622
  i score 7.15(1.73–29.56) 0.007 20.16(1.11–365.57) 0.042
  ci score 2.41(1.09–5.34) 0.030 4.48(0.18–114.85) 0.365
  ct score 2.42(1.02–5.73) 0.045 0.04(0–3.49) 0.157
  Long-term graft loss
  Scr at diagnosis 1.01(1.00–1.01) 0.008 0.99(0.96–1.01) 0.262
  BKV replication
  Clearance of viremia 0.08(0.02–0.29) 0.000 2.91(0.02–445.86) 0.677
  Reduction of BKV DNAuriA by 90% 0.09(0.03–0.30) 0.000 0.007(0–1.39) 0.066
  Reduction of viremia by 90% 0.10(0.03–0.35) 0.000 0.073(0.001–5.35) 0.232
  Rapid clearance of of viremia 0.15(0.03–0.73) 0.018 0.01(0–2×10126) 0.962
  Rapid reduction of of viremia 0.19(0.04–0.88) 0.034 570.28(0–2×10132) 0.967
  Pathological parameters
  Classification(A/B/C)) 7.36(2.61–20.76) 0.000 162.16(2.12–12385.55) 0.021
  cy score 2.28(1.23–4.25) 0.009 9.63(0.72–128.83) 0.087
  i score 49.73(5.54–446.9) 0.000 46988.14(2.49–9×108) 0.032
  ci score 3.23(1.39–7.47) 0.006 2.18(0.11–43.70) 0.611
  ct score 3.56(1.36–9.32) 0.010 0.076(0.001–4.18) 0.207

aLogistic and Cox regression analysis were performed to determine which risk factors affected any graft functional decline 12 months after the diagnosis and long-term graft loss respectively. Results were expressed as odds ratios (OR) or relative risk (RR) with respective 95% confidence intervals.