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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 Feb 27;78(4):530–540.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.01.009

Table 3.

Cross-Sectional Association between Urine Biomarkers of Kidney Tubule Injury and Dysfunction and Cognitive Function in 2253 SPRINT Participants with CKD

Biomarker MoCA Score
MoCA Score < 24
(Range 5–30) (n=1298, 58%)
β coefficient (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Log 2 IL-18, pg/mL
 Unadjusted −0.11 (−0.26, 0.04) 1.05 (0.98, 1.13)
 Adjusteda −0.04 (−0.22, 0.14) 1.04 (0.93, 1.17)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albuminb −0.04 (−0.22, 0.15) 1.05 (0.93, 1.19)
Log 2 NGAL, ng/mL
 Unadjusted −0.11 (−0.22, −0.01)* 1.05 (0.99, 1.10)
 Adjusteda −0.04 (−0.18, 0.10) 1.02 (0.93, 1.11)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albumin −0.03 (−0.17, 0.11) 1.02 (0.93, 1.12)
Log 2 YKL-40, pg/mL
 Unadjusted −0.11 (−0.19, −0.02)* 1.04 (1.00, 1.08)
 Adjusteda −0.01 (−0.12, 0.09) 0.99 (0.93, 1.06)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albumin −0.01 (−0.12, 0.10) 0.99 (0.92, 1.06)
Log 2 KIM-1, pg/mL
 Unadjusted −0.11 (−0.23, 0.01) 1.07 (1.01, 1.14)*
 Adjusteda −0.13 (−0.27, 0.02) 1.06 (0.96, 1.16)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albuminb −0.12 (−0.28, 0.03) 1.07 (0.97, 1.18)
Log 2 MCP-1, pg/mL
 Unadjusted −0.29 (−0.43, −0.14)*** 1.15 (1.07, 1.23)***
 Adjusteda −0.14 (−0.30, 0.03) 1.08 (0.97, 1.20)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albuminb −0.13 (−0.31, 0.04) 1.08 (0.97, 1.21)
Log 2 α1M, mg/g
 Unadjusted −0.26 (−0.41, −0.11)** 1.12 (1.04, 1.21)**
 Adjusteda −0.10 (−0.28, 0.07) 1.02 (0.91, 1.14)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albuminb −0.08 (−0.29, 0.12) 1.03 (0.91, 1.18)
Log 2 β2M, ng/mL
 Unadjusted −0.11 (−0.17, −0.04)** 1.04 (1.01, 1.07)*
 Adjusteda −0.09 (−0.17, −0.01)* 1.04 (0.99, 1.10)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albuminb −0.09 (−0.17, −0.01)* 1.05 (0.99, 1.10)
Log 2 Umod, ng/mL
 Unadjusted 0.08 (−0.11, 0.27) 1.04 (0.95, 1.14)
 Adjusteda −0.13 (−0.35, 0.10) 1.11 (0.96, 1.29)
 Adjusted + eGFR & albuminb −0.19 (−0.43, 0.05) 1.12 (0.96, 1.31)
Log 2 urine albumin, mg/L
 Unadjusted −0.15 (−0.23, −0.06)** 1.05 (1.01, 1.09)*
 Adjusteda −0.03 (−0.13, 0.07) 1.00 (0.93, 1.06)
 Adjusted + eGFR −0.02 (−0.12, 0.09) 1.00 (0.93, 1.07)

Note.IL-18, interleukin-18; KIM-1, kidney injury molecule-1; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; β2M, β2-microglobulin; A1M, α1-microglobulin; Umod, uromodulin. Unadjusted models include urine creatinine

a

Adjusted for age, race, sex, body mass index, alcohol use, years of education, insurance status, baseline systolic and diastolic blood pressure, smoking status, and urine creatinine.

b

Adjusted for all variables listed above and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and Log2 albumin.