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. 2015 Dec 4;5(1):51–59. doi: 10.15171/jnp.2016.09

Table 2. Summary of Cox regressions on mediators of the association between race and death due to renal disease in the United States .

Model 1
Race + Demographics
Model 2
M1 + SES
Model 3
M1 + CMCs
Model 4
M1 + CMC + Obesity
Model 5
M1 + Health Behaviors
Model 6
Full
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Black 3.31a(1.15-9.49) 2.32d(0.96-5.58) 2.00 (0.61-6.59) 1.98 (0.64-6.07) 2.26 (0.69-7.41) 1.87 (0.87-4.01)
Age 1.09c(1.06-1.12) 1.08c(1.06-1.10) 1.07b(1.01-1.12) 1.07b(1.02-1.12) 1.09c(1.06-1.11) 1.07c(1.05-1.10)
Female 0.65 (0.16-2.61) 0.49 (0.12-2.00) 0.65 (0.17-2.47) 0.60 (0.15-2.49) 0.40 (0.08-1.93) 0.30 (0.07-1.30)
Education (y) - 1.00 (0.86-1.17) - - - 1.08 (0.92-1.26)
Income - 0.76b(0.64-0.90) - - - 0.80d(0.63-1.01)
DM - - 8.98b(2.41-33.44) 7.65c(2.48-23.57) - 6.58c(2.76-15.67)
HTN - - 4.29a(1.30-14.10) 3.61a(1.36-9.62) - 2.90a(1.18-7.09)
Obesity - - - 2.14 (0.70-6.53) - 1.72 (0.60-4.95)
Smoking - - - 3.43a(1.07-11.01) 3.59a(1.26-10.24)
Drinking - - - 0.10b(0.02-0.46) 0.14b(0.04-0.47)
Exercise - - - 0.67d(0.43-1.04) 0.72 (0.43-1.19)

Abbreviations: SES, socioeconomic status; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; M1, Model 1; HR, hazard ratio‏.

a‏ P‏ < 0.05; bP‏ < 0.01; cP‏ < 0.001; dP‏ < 0.1