Table 3. Estimated OR of ESRD associated with infection in NS patients stratified by gender.
| Variables | Female | Male | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P value* | OR | 95% CI | P value* | ||
| Age | |||||||
| Age <40 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| 40≤ age <65 | 2.10 | 0.70–6.27 | 0.186 | 1.82 | 0.79–4.19 | 0.162 | |
| Age ≥65 | 1.78 | 0.53–6.05 | 0.354 | 1.00 | 0.42–2.37 | 0.993 | |
| Number of outpatient visits | |||||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| 1–5 | 0.60 | 0.28–1.27 | 0.182 | 1.20 | 0.61–2.36 | 0.598 | |
| 6–10 | 0.61 | 0.18–2.06 | 0.423 | 2.45 | 0.87–6.90 | 0.090 | |
| >10 | 7.64 | 1.77–32.93 | 0.006 | 2.78 | 0.98–7.87 | 0.055 | |
| Number of hospitalizations | |||||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| ≥1 | 8.18 | 2.21–30.30 | 0.002 | 4.81 | 1.45–15.94 | 0.010 | |
| Comorbidities | |||||||
| Hypertension | 5.03 | 2.17–11.65 | <0.001 | 5.75 | 2.65–12.47 | <0.001 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.22 | 0.59–2.55 | 0.595 | 1.73 | 0.94–3.18 | 0.076 | |
| CHF | 5.00 | 1.46–17.15 | 0.010 | 3.84 | 1.45–10.18 | 0.007 | |
| Hematuria | 0.79 | 0.23–2.67 | 0.698 | 2.64 | 0.83–8.39 | 0.101 | |
| AKI | 31.76 | 3.42–294.67 | 0.002 | 12.31 | 3.33–45.44 | <0.001 | |
*, conditional logistic regression. CI, confidence interval; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; NS, nephrotic syndrome; OR, odds ratio; CHF, congestive heart failure; AKI, acute kidney injury.