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. 2019 Jun 20;62(9):1616–1627. doi: 10.1007/s00125-019-4915-0

Table 2.

Associations of each biomarker (considered separately) with achieved eGFR from linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, duration of diabetes, study day eGFR and length of follow-up

Biomarker SDRNT1BIO FinnDiane
β coefficient (95% CI) p value β coefficient (95% CI) p value
Luminex proteins
  CD27 antigen −0.31 (−0.36, −0.26) 7 × 10−30 −0.43 (−0.55, −0.32) 1 × 10−13
  KIM-1 −0.26 (−0.31, −0.21) 2 × 10−24 −0.34 (−0.44, −0.25) 2 × 10−11
  β2-microglobulin −0.28 (−0.34, −0.23) 4 × 10−22 −0.33 (−0.44, −0.21) 9 × 10−08
  α1-microglobulin −0.28 (−0.33, −0.23) 2 × 10−25 −0.31 (−0.41, −0.20) 1 × 10−08
  Cystatin-C −0.30 (−0.36, −0.24) 1 × 10−21 −0.24 (−0.36, −0.13) 6 × 10−05
  Thrombomodulin −0.28 (−0.34, −0.23) 3 × 10−24 −0.30 (−0.41, −0.20) 3 × 10−08
  TNFR1 −0.24 (−0.29, −0.19) 5 × 10−19 −0.29 (−0.39, −0.18) 2 × 10−07
  Osteopontin −0.17 (−0.23, −0.12) 3 × 10−11 −0.24 (−0.34, −0.14) 8 × 10−06
  IL-2 receptor α −0.22 (−0.27, −0.17) 4 × 10−17 −0.18 (−0.28, −0.08) 3 × 10−04
  Osteoprotegerin −0.14 (−0.20, −0.09) 8 × 10−07 −0.22 (−0.32, −0.12) 3 × 10−05
  Fibroblast growth factor 21 −0.15 (−0.20, −0.11) 9 × 10−10 −0.19 (−0.29, −0.09) 1 × 10−04
  IGF-binding protein 7 −0.12 (−0.17, −0.07) 8 × 10−06 −0.18 (−0.28, −0.08) 5 × 10−04
  N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide −0.18 (−0.23, −0.12) 3 × 10−10 −0.02 (−0.12, 0.08) 7 × 10−01
  Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 −0.13 (−0.18, −0.08) 4 × 10−07 −0.18 (−0.27, −0.09) 2 × 10−04
  Tamm–Horsfall urinary glycoprotein 0.15 (0.09, 0.20) 8 × 10−08 0.17 (0.08, 0.27) 6 × 10−04
  Trefoil factor 3 −0.15 (−0.20, −0.09) 1 × 10−07 Not tested
LC-MS/MS metabolites
  Free sialic acid −0.28 (−0.34, −0.23) 1 × 10−21 −0.32 (−0.44, −0.20) 5 × 10−07
  SDMA −0.20 (−0.26, −0.14) 1 × 10−10 −0.30 (−0.42, −0.18) 2 × 10−06
  3-Methyl-histidine −0.17 (−0.24, −0.11) 7 × 10−08 −0.24 (−0.36, −0.13) 3 × 10−05
  Tryptophan/kynurenine 0.22 (0.17, 0.28) 4 × 10−15 0.16 (0.05, 0.27) 4 × 10−03
  SDMA/ADMA −0.12 (−0.18, −0.06) 2 × 10−05 −0.20 (−0.31, −0.09) 6 × 10−04
  Free cystine −0.17 (−0.23, −0.11) 2 × 10−09 Not tested
  TMAO −0.15 (−0.20, −0.09) 1 × 10−07 −0.17 (−0.28, −0.07) 1 × 10−03
  C4DC methylmalonyl/C5OH −0.15 (−0.21, −0.09) 1 × 10−06 −0.16 (−0.27, −0.05) 4 × 10−03
  Tryptophan 0.16 (0.12, 0.21) 7 × 10−11 Not tested
  C5DC (glutaryl) carnitine −0.13 (−0.18, −0.07) 6 × 10−06 −0.14 (−0.25, −0.03) 2× 10−02
  Methionine 0.14 (0.09, 0.19) 1 × 10−08 Not tested
  C4 carnitine −0.13 (−0.18, −0.08) 3 × 10−06 Not tested
  C2 carnitine −0.12 (−0.17, −0.07) 8 × 10−06 Not tested
  C3DC malonyl/3OHB −0.12 (−0.17, −0.07) 4 × 10−06 −0.10 (−0.19, −0.01) 3 × 10−02
  Citrulline −0.11 (−0.16, −0.05) 7 × 10−05 −0.10 (−0.20, 0.00) 5 × 10−02
  Threonine 0.11 (0.06, 0.16) 2 × 10−05 0.06 (−0.03, 0.15) 2 × 10−01
  Hydroxyproline −0.10 (−0.15, −0.05) 9 × 10−05 −0.09 (−0.19, 0.00) 6 × 10−02
  Neopterin −0.10 (−0.15, −0.05) 9 × 10−05 −0.10 (−0.19, −0.00) 5 × 10−02
LC-MS/MS tryptic peptides
  Retinal-binding protein 2 (575.8/695.3) 0.09 (0.03, 0.14) 1 × 10−03 0.20 (0.11, 0.29) 2 × 10−05
  Hyaluronan-binding protein 2 (575.2/901.5) 0.04 (−0.02, 0.09) 2 × 10−01 0.19 (0.10, 0.28) 5 × 10−05
  Extracellular glycoprotein lacritin (481.3/501.3) 0.13 (0.08, 0.18) 1 × 10−07 0.16 (0.07, 0.25) 9 × 10−04
  Albumin T70 (501.2/587.5) 0.14 (0.09, 0.19) 1 × 10−08 0.04 (−0.06, 0.13) 4 × 10−01
  Angiotensin II (349.8/136.1) 0.14 (0.09, 0.19) 1 × 10−07 0.04 (−0.05, 0.14) 4 × 10−01
  Cellular repressor of E1A-stimulated genes 1 (575.8/704.4) 0.10 (0.05, 0.15) 4 × 10−05 0.14 (0.04, 0.23) 4 × 10−03
  Chromogranin A (488.2/775.4) −0.14 (−0.19, −0.09) 2 × 10−08 −0.02 (−0.12, 0.07) 6 × 10−01
  Albumin T6 (575.4/937.4) 0.13 (0.08, 0.18) 2 × 10−07 0.12 (0.03, 0.22) 1 × 10−02
  ApoC-III (598.8/854.4) −0.12 (−0.17, −0.07) 2 × 10−06 −0.07 (−0.17, 0.03) 2 × 10−01
  Complement C3 (673.4/646.4) −0.12 (−0.17, −0.07) 4 × 10−06 0.04 (−0.05, 0.13) 4 × 10−01
  Albumin T34 (441.0/680.5) 0.11 (0.06, 0.16) 7 × 10−06 0.06 (−0.03, 0.16) 2 × 10−01
  Haptoglobin (490.5/562.6) −0.11 (−0.16, −0.06) 2 × 10−05 0.01 (−0.09, 0.10) 9 × 10−01
  Heparin cofactor II (514.8/814.4) −0.10 (−0.15, −0.05) 6 × 10−05 −0.07 (−0.16, 0.03) 2 × 10−01
  Peroxidase (492.6/703.3) −0.10 (−0.15, −0.05) 4 × 10−05 −0.03 (−0.12, 0.06) 5 × 10−01

Regression coefficients are per unit of SD of Gaussianised biomarker

Biomarkers with p < 10-4 in at least one study are reported, ordered by largest effect size across the two studies

Not tested: the biomarker was not tested for association as it was affected by storage conditions

ADMA, asymmetric dimethylarginine; SDMA, symmetric dimethylarginine; TMAO, trimethylamine-N-oxide