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. 2019 May 1;365:l1346. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1346

Table 3.

Co-sibling analyses of gestational age at birth in relation to risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), Sweden, 1973-2015

Attained age by gestational age All Males Females
No of participants No with CKD Adjusted* hazard ratio (95% CI) P value No of participants No with CKD Adjusted* hazard ratio (95% CI) P value No of participants No with CKD Adjusted* hazard ratio (95% CI) P value
0-43 years:
 Preterm 162 377 302 2.37 (1.85 to 3.03) <0.001 89 071 169 2.85 (1.84 to 4.41) <0.001 73 306 133 1.83 (1.12 to 2.98) 0.02
 Early term 618 764 702 1.33 (1.15 to 1.55) <0.001 381 424 427 1.70 (1.31 to 2.21) <0.001 300 340 275 1.14 (0.82 to 1.59) 0.42
 Full term 2 440 243 2193 Reference 1 240 750 1,245 Reference 1 199 493 948 Reference
 Each additional week 0.89 (0.86 to 0.92) <0.001 0.86 (0.81 to 0.91) <0.001 0.92 (0.86 to 0.98) 0.01
0-9 years:
 Preterm 162 377 105 7.29 (4.26 to 12.47) <0.001 89 071 69 9.95 (3.93 to 25.14) <0.001 73 306 36 10.35 (2.21 to 48.56) <0.001
 Early term 618 764 128 1.96 (1.35 to 2.83) <0.001 318 424 82 2.86 (1.46 to 5.60) 0.002 300 340 46 1.19 (0.47 to 2.97) 0.72
 Full term 2 440 243 281 Reference 1 240 750 169 Reference 1 199 493 112 Reference
 Each additional week 0.74 (0.69 to 0.81) <0.001 0.74 (0.65 to 0.84) <0.001 0.62 (0.47 to 0.81) <0.001
10-19 years:
 Preterm 121 994 66 2.28 (1.38 to 3.77) 0.001 66 845 34 2.59 (1.00 to 6.67) 0.05 55 149 32 1.82 (0.69 to 4.82) 0.23
 Early term 465 354 195 1.65 (1.25 to 2.17) <0.001 240 663 110 2.02 (1.20 to 3.39) 0.008 224 691 85 1.23 (0.67 to 2.26) 0.50
 Full term 1 863 062 511 Reference 947 167 276 Reference 915 895 235 Reference
 Each additional week 0.88 (0.82 to 0.94) <0.001 0.82 (0.72 to 0.93) 0.002 0.89 (0.78 to 1.02) 0.08
20-43 years:
 Preterm 84 936 131 1.38 (0.97 to 1.97) 0.08 46 804 66 1.52 (0.81 to 2.86) 0.20 38 132 65 1.03 (0.50 to 2.16) 0.93
 Early term 316 751 379 1.07 (0.87 to 1.32) 0.51 165 680 235 1.33 (0.93 to 1.89) 0.12 151 071 144 0.98 (0.62 to 1.56) 0.94
 Full term 1 299 153 1401 Reference 660 998 800 Reference 638 155 601 Reference
 Each additional week 0.96 (0.91 to 0.99) 0.04 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) 0.08 1.00 (0.91 to 1.10) 0.97

Preterm=<37 weeks; early term=37-38 weeks; full term=39-41 weeks.

*

Adjusted for shared familial (genetic or environmental) factors, and additionally for specific child characteristics (birth year, sex, birth order, congenital anomalies) and maternal characteristics (age, education, body mass index, smoking, preeclampsia, other hypertensive disorders, diabetes mellitus).