Table 3.
Determinants of acute kidney rejection (univariate and multivariate regression analysis).
| Univariate model | ||
| Variables | Βeta coefficient(confidence interval) | P-values |
| Age, years | 1.04 (0.99–1.09) | 0.118 |
| Sex, male | 0.35 (0.08–1.49) | 0.157 |
| Donor type, living | 0.125 (0.014–1.089) | 0.06 |
| Baseline creatinine, mg/dL | 2.526 (0.578–11.032) | 0.218 |
| ESR, mm/h | 1.015 (0.976–1.056) | 0.455 |
| Uric acid, mg/dL | 1.588 (1.014–2.486) | 0.043 |
| NLR, >2.5 | 54.88 (9.96–302.3) | <0.001 |
| Multivariate model 1* | ||
| Uric acid, mg/dL | 1.547 (0.961–2.488) | 0.072 |
| NLR, >2.5 | 114 (11.1–1175) | <0.001 |
| Multivariate model 2** | ||
| Uric acid, mg/dL | 2.563 (0.857–7.665) | 0.092 |
| Steroid dose, mg | 1.294 (0.937–1.788) | 0.118 |
| NLR, >2.5 | 4.601 (1.593–13.293) | 0.004 |
ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. *Model 1: Adjusted by age and sex. **Model 2: Mixed case model (adjusted by steroid dosage, uric acid, NLR).