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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2021 Mar 4;29(9):5293–5301. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06106-y

Table 4.

Multivariable association of patient outcome from prior MTX dose with an elevated methotrexate level at 48 h or AKI after the next MTX dose

Group based on prior MTX dose Univariate Multivariable*
Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value
Elevated 48-h serum methotrexate concentration
 Neither HDL or AKI Reference Reference
 HDL only 3.78 (2.46, 5.82) <0.001 2.73 (1.72, 4.33) <0.001
 AKI only 2.19 (1.10, 4.36) 0.025 1.83 (0.91, 3.67) 0.088
 Both HDL and AKI 6.29 (3.73, 10.61) <0.001 4.36 (2.51, 7.57) <0.001
Acute kidney injury
 Neither HDL or AKI Reference Reference
 HDL only 1.78 (1.07, 2.99) 0.028 1.57 (0.94, 2.63) 0.084
 AKI only 3.23 (1.75, 5.97) <0.001 2.70 (1.45, 5.02) 0.002
 Both HDL and AKI 5.35 (3.20, 8.97) <0.001 3.97 (2.29, 6.90) <0.001
*

Adjusted for BSA, diagnosis group, SCr, hemoglobin, dose (8 vs. not), and delivered MTX dose

HDL only vs. both HDL and AKI: p-value = 0.056

HDL only vs. both HDL and AKI: p-value<0.001; AKI only vs. both HDL and AKI: p-value = 0.28