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. 2016 Dec 31;2(3):366–379. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2016.12.007

Table 6.

Association between urinary calcium excretion and risk of mortality in 5491 subjects of the Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-Stage Disease (PREVEND) study

Outcome Continuous urinary calcium excretion, per 1 mmol/24 h increment Ptrend lineara Sex-specific quintiles of urinary calcium excretion, mmol/24 h
Ptrend nonlinearb
♂ <2.65
2.65–3.67
3.68–4.58
4.59–5.80
>5.80
♀ <2.16 2.16–3.08 3.09–4.00 4.01–5.14 >5.14
Mortality
Person-years 66,843 13,334 13,315 13,417 13,344 13,433
Number of events 267 63 62 45 52 45
Crude model 0.96 (0.90, 1.02) 0.19 1.41 (0.97, 2.07) 1.40 (0.95, 2.05) 1.00 (ref) 1.17 (0.78, 1.74) 1.00 (0.66, 1.51) 0.98
 Model 1c 0.94 (0.88, 1.01) 0.09 1.36 (0.92, 2.01) 1.49 (1.01, 2.20) 1.00 (ref) 1.29 (0.86, 1.94) 0.99 (0.65, 1.50) 0.66
 Model 2d 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) 0.28 1.42 (0.93, 2.17) 1.53 (1.00, 2.32) 1.00 (ref) 1.38 (0.89, 2.13) 1.15 (0.74, 1.80) 0.75
 Model 3e 0.95 (0.87, 1.03) 0.21 1.26 (0.75, 2.11) 1.76 (1.08, 2.86) 1.00 (ref) 1.27 (0.75, 2.14) 1.06 (0.62, 1.82) 0.54
 Model 4f 0.97 (0.87, 1.07) 0.52 1.17 (0.68, 2.01) 1.72 (1.05, 2.81) 1.00 (ref) 1.31 (0.78, 2.22) 1.14 (0.65, 2.00) 0.44
Cardiovascular event
Person-years 64,272 12,809 12,760 12,930 12,839 12,936
Number of events 448 98 93 92 84 81
 Crude model 1.01 (0.96, 1.06) 0.72 1.08 (0.81, 1.43) 1.03 (0.77, 1.37) 1.00 (ref) 0.92 (0.68, 1.24) 0.88 (0.65, 1.18) 0.34
 Model 1c 0.98 (0.93, 1.02) 0.32 0.98 (0.73, 1.30) 0.98 (0.73, 1.31) 1.00 (ref) 0.92 (0.68, 1.24) 0.80 (0.59, 1.09) 0.68
 Model 2d 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) 0.69 1.05 (0.77, 1.43) 0.94 (0.69, 1.27) 1.00 (ref) 0.91 (0.67, 1.25) 0.91 (0.66, 1.25) 0.37
 Model 3e 1.01 (0.95, 1.08) 0.69 1.01 (0.70, 1.47) 0.99 (0.69, 1.43) 1.00 (ref) 0.88 (0.60, 1.29) 0.98 (0.67, 1.42) 0.29
 Model 4f 1.04 (0.96, 1.12) 0.31 0.98 (0.66, 1.45) 0.96 (0.67, 1.39) 1.00 (ref) 0.91 (0.62, 1.34) 1.04 (0.70, 1.54) 0.28

Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals were derived from Cox proportional hazards regression models.

CKD, chronic kidney disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; PTH, parathyroid hormone; UAE, urinary albumin excretion.

a

Derived from a Cox proportional hazards model by using urinary calcium excretion as a continuous linear term.

b

Derived by using the likelihood ratio test, comparing nested Cox proportional hazards regression models with a linear or linear and cubic spline terms.

c

Model 1: Adjusted for age, sex, height, weight, race, baseline eGFR, and baseline lnUAE.

d

Model 2: Model 1 + smoking, alcohol, hypertension, diabetes, parental history of CKD, hypercholesterolemia, and history of cardiovascular events.

e

Model 3: Model 2 + plasma magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, PTH and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, albumin, and use of loop diuretics, thiazide diuretics, calcium supplements, vitamin D supplements, and bisphosphonates.

f

Model 4: Model 3 + urinary sodium, potassium, urea, and magnesium excretion.