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. 2019 Jun 6;30(7):1305–1313. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2018121227

Table 3.

suPAR and incident CKD stage 3 and ESRD in patients with ADPKD

Variable CKD Stage 3 ESRD
HR, P Value 95% CI HR, P Value 95% CI
Model 0: suPAR (unadjusted)
 suPAR, per 100% increase (log2) 3.11, <0.001 2.40 to 4.01 2.04, 0.02 1.15 to 3.60
 suPAR, <2.176 ng/ml (ref) - - - -
  2.176–2.826 ng/ml 2.26, 0.01 1.20 to 4.24 2.01, 0.13 0.82 to 4.94
  ≥2.827 ng/ml 4.26, <0.001 2.35 to 7.70 3.53, 0.003 1.52 to 8.20
Model 1: suPAR+clinical characteristics
 suPAR, per 100% increase (log2) 3.00, <0.001 1.91 to 4.74 2.21, 0.05 1.02 to 4.79
 suPAR, <2.176 ng/ml (ref) - - - -
  2.176–2.826 ng/ml 1.94, 0.04 1.02 to 3.70 1.38, 0.51 0.53 to 3.58
  ≥2.827 ng/ml 4.08, <0.001 2.19 to 7.61 3.94, 0.009 1.41 to 10.99
Model 2: suPAR+clinical characteristics+eGFR
 suPAR, per 100% increase (log2) 1.76, 0.02 1.11 to 2.81 1.90, 0.13 0.83 to 4.38
 suPAR, <2.176 ng/ml (ref) - - - -
  2.176–2.826 ng/ml 1.76, 0.09 0.92 to 3.36 1.26, 0.64 0.48 to 3.30
  ≥2.827 ng/ml 2.49, 0.005 1.31 to 4.71 3.63, 0.02 1.28 to 10.30
Model 3: suPAR+clinical characteristics+eGFR+htTKV
 suPAR, per 100% increase (log2) 1.69, 0.03 1.05 to 2.72 1.72, 0.14 0.83 to 3.68
 suPAR, <2.176 ng/ml (ref) - - - -
  2.176–2.826 ng/ml 1.46, 0.27 0.75 to 2.84 1.27, 0.62 0.49 to 3.39
  ≥2.827 ng/ml 2.18, 0.02 1.15 to 4.15 3.21, 0.03 1.13 to 9.09
Interaction and subgroup analyses P for Interaction
 suPAR ≥2.827 ng/ml eGFRa 0.89 0.72
 suPAR ≥2.827 ng/ml htTKV<600 ml/ma 0.93 0.26
 suPAR ≥2.827 ng/ml genotypea 0.99 0.99

The association between suPAR levels and CKD stage 3 was examined in a subset of both cohorts (n=546), whereas data on incident ESRD was only available in the CRISP cohort (n=180). Model 0 reports the association of suPAR both as a continuous and a categorical variable. Model 1 includes suPAR in addition to age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, use of ACEi/ARB and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio. Models 2 and 3 and the interaction analyses include the clinical characteristics in model 1, in addition to the listed variables. ACEi, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker.

a

Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio was only available in the CRISP cohort.

b

Values in bold were statistically significant at P<0.05.