Table 5.

Association between patient characteristics and serious complications.

Variables	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Age
1–5 years	1.00 (referent)
6–12 years	0.64 (0.11 to 3.75)	0.62
13–18 years	1.42 (0.19 to 10.65)	0.74
Sex
Male	1.00 (referent)
Female	0.83 (0.18 to 3.86)	0.81
Race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	1.00 (referent)
Black	1.90 (0.30 to 12.19)	0.50
White, Hispanic	0.97 (0.06 to 14.89)	0.98
Other	1.36 (0.09 to 21.12)	0.83
Insurance
None	1.00 (referent)
Medicaid	0.31 (0.03 to 2.99)	0.31
Commercial	0.29 (0.03 to 3.01)	0.30
Disease status
SSNS	1.00 (referent)
FRNS/SDNS	1.81 (0.30 to 10.87)	0.52
SRNS	1.17 (0.10 to 13.89)	0.90
Comorbidity
No	1.00 (referent)
Yes	5.36 (1.26 to 22.87)	0.02∗

CI, confidence interval; FRNS, frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome; SDNS, steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome; SRNS, steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome; SSNS, steroid-sensitive and infrequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome.

^∗ P < 0.05.