Table 3. Factors affecting renal outcomes in patients with diabetic nephropathy (training set).

		Hazard ratio	95% CI		p-value
Age	per year	0.98	0.96	0.99	0.01
Gender	(male)	0.84	0.56	1.24	0.38
eGFR (per 10ml/min/1.73m2)		0.83	0.75	0.92	0.00
Mean Blood pressure	(mmHg)	1.02	1.00	1.03	0.03
Body Mass Index	(kg/m2)	0.98	0.94	1.03	0.49
Hemoglobin A1c	(%)	0.92	0.83	1.02	0.13
Diabetic retinopathy		0.80	0.52	1.23	0.32
Albuminuria	normo
	micro	1.96	0.48	8.06	0.35
	macro	5.43	1.57	18.80	0.01
	nephrotic	11.02	2.94	41.35	<0.001
Urinary RBC		1.79	1.09	2.95	0.02
J-score	≦5
	6–10	10.98	2.32	51.90	0.002
	11–15	17.82	3.88	81.91	<0.001
	16–19	36.47	7.61	174.79	<0.001

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; J-score: Japanese diabetic pathological score, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; RBC, red blood cell; Renal outcomes, 50% reduction of eGFR or dialysis initiation.