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. 2017 Nov 7;14(11):e1002424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002424

Table 5. Covariates of CKD risk score as predictors for CVD events adjusted for CVD risk group.

Risk group or covariate Adjusted only for CVD risk group
IRR (95% CI) p-Value
CVD ≤1% 1.00
CVD >1%–5% 9.00 (6.33, 12.80) <0.001
CVD >5% 30.89 (21.65, 44.08) <0.001
HIV exposure through IDU 1.00 (0.82, 1.21) 0.979
HCV positive 1.04 (0.88, 1.22) 0.653
eGFR (per 10 units) 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) 0.772
Nadir CD4 count (per 100 cells) 0.94 (0.91, 0.98) 0.002

CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IDU, injecting drug use; IRR, incidence rate ratio.