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. 2020 Nov 3;14(6):1639–1648. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa178

Table 3.

Physical comorbidity model

Cognitive impairment (using MoCA)
Relative cognitive impairment
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
Variable Unadjusted Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Unadjusted Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
eGFR (per mL /min/1.73m2 increase) 0.984 (0.970–0.999)* 0.988 (0.973–1.003) 0.988 (0.973–1.003) 0.989 (0.972–1.006) 0.969 (0.950–0.988)* 0.976 (0.956–0.997) 0.976 (0.956–0.997) 0.992 (0.969–1.015)
Age (per year) 1.037 (1.017–1.057)* 1.035 (1.015–1.055)* 1.027 (1.003–1.050)* 1.035 (1.009–1.062)* 1.095 (1.062–1.130)* 1.088 (1.055–1.122)* 1.088 (1.050–1.128) 1.114 (1.064–1.165)
Stroke 6.543 (1.830–23.389)* 5.461 (1.491–20.001)* 5.351 (1.452–19.716)* 4.946 (1.286–19.025)* 6.430 (1.257–32.888)* 3.821 (1.405–10.390) 2.640 (0.861–8.098)* 2.536 (0.810–7.936) 2.203 (0.623–7.788) 1.496 (0.343–6.531)
MI 3.775 (1.668–8.544)* 2.896 (1.251–6.704)* 2.806 (1.209–6.515)* 1.933 (0.764–4.886) 1.547 (0.582–4.108) 2.016 (0.922–4.408) 1.051 (0.443–2.492) 1.006 (0.419–2.413) 1.055 (0.390–2.850) 0.882 (0.299–2.608)
Heart failure 2.653 (1.280–5.495)* 1.857 (0.866–3.983) 1.738 (0.804–3.754) 1.516 (0.655–3.511) 1.280 (0.532–3.079) 2.828 (1.364–5.861) 1.397 (0.627–3.110) 1.264 (0.560–2.850) 1.079 (0.428–2.721) 1.179 (0.436–3.186)
Atrial fibrillation 2.497 (1.102–5.656)* 1.532 (0.642–3.660) 1.447 (0.602–3.480) 1.284 (0.493–3.345) 1.176 (0.422–3.278) 4.296 (1.912–9.653) 1.647 (0.680–3.987) 1.526 (0.619–3.760) 1.453 (0.536–3.942) 1.135 (0.385–3.348)
Peripheral vascular disease 2.559 (1.043–6.278)* 2.045 (0.814–5.135) 2.151 (0.836–5.534) 1.732 (0.627–4.788) 1.430 (0.462–4.427) 2.111 (0.865–5.150) 1.336 (0.501–3.561) 1.271 (0.458–3.528) 0.863 (0.282–2.640) 0.681 (0.175–2.648)
Diabetes 1.47 (0.821–2.632) 1.049 (0.584–1.953) 0.956 (0.506–1.805) 0.780 (0.393–1.548) 0.764 (0.366–1.594) 2.407 (1.284–4.511)* 1.307 (0.650–2.627) 1.121 (0.545–2.305) 0.873 (0.402–1.896) 1.109 (0.481–2.561)
uPCR >70mg/mmol 1.254 (0.743–2.116) 1.385 (0.804–2.386) 1.208 (0.672–2.169) 1.287 (0.686–2.415) 1.649 (0.877–3.102) 2.246 (1.248–4.041)* 3.076 (1.563–6.054)* 2.599 (1.253–5.391)* 2.450 (1.128–5.323) 2.244 (0.992–5.074)
Anaemia 1.315 (0.791–2.184) 1.078 (0.633–1.835) 0.921 (0.520–1.625) 0.836 (0.459–1.524) 0.869 (0.471–1.601) 2.713 (1.505–4.892)* 1.931 (1.011–3.686) 1.594 (0.806–3.155) 1.651 (0.810–3.366) 1.404 (0.655–3.008)
Psychodynamic medication 1.914 (0.872–4.199) 2.006 (0.889–4.527) 1.972 (0.869–4.476) 1.473 (0.602–3.605) 1.391 (0.55–3.487) 2.037 (0.904–4.592) 2.443 (0.965–6.184) 2.332 (0.905–6.008) 2.572 (0.915–7.224) 3.044 (0.990–9.362)
Fast progression (more than −3mL/min/ year) 0.589 (0.313–1.109) 0.820 (0.418–1.608) 0.730 (0.350–1.522) 0.552 (0.250–1.218) 1.406 (0.550–3.595) 1.247 (0.481–3.234) 0.954 (0.333–2.730)
*

P ≤ 0.05. Psychodynamic medications included opiates, anticholinergics, benzodiazepines, antihistamines and neuropathic analgesic medications. Model 1 is adjusted for age, Model 2 is adjusted for age and eGFR and Model 3 is adjusted for all variables listed except fast progression. Model 4 is adjusted for all variables listed except eGFR. uPCR, urinary protein:creatinine ratio.