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Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 Nov 6;79(6):849–857.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.09.018

Table 3.

Association of baseline plasma biomarkers (KIM-1, TNFR-1, TNFR-2, MCP-1, suPAR, YKL-40) with incident KFRT in random subcohort of 594 REGARDS participants with diabetes and eGFR<60 at baseline

N cases IR (%/yr) Unadjusted
HR (95% CI)
Model 1
HR (95% CI)
Model 2
HR (95% CI)
Model 3
HR (95% CI)

KIM-1 Continuous
per two-fold higher 594 98 2.67 2.24 (1.95, 2.58) 2.01 (1.73, 2.33) 1.92 (1.64, 2.25) 1.51 (1.24, 1.83)
Quartiles
Range (pg/ml) Median
 Q1 < 322 232 149 <11* 0.55 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Q2 322 – 522 400 148 11 1.14 2.07 (0.76, 5.59) 1.82 (0.67, 4.98) 1.98 (0.72, 5.44) 0.84 (0.29, 2.46)
 Q3 523 – 954 682 148 18 2.12 3.85 (1.53, 9.71) 3.33 (1.32, 8.43) 3.13 (1.23, 7.98) 1.40 (0.52, 3.76)
 Q4 > 954 1611 149 63 8.3 15.21 (6.57, 35.19) 11.20 (4.80, 26.14) 9.94 (4.22, 23.42) 2.78 (1.09, 7.09)
TNFR-1 Continuous
per two-fold higher 594 98 2.67 3.02 (2.52, 3.62) 2.87 (2.34, 3.52) 2.71 (2.17, 3.39) 1.44 (1.03, 2.15)
Quartiles
Range (pg/ml) Median
 Q1 < 1598 1270 149 <11* 0.57 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Q2 1598 – 2252 1918 148 10 1.02 1.90 (0.69, 5.23) 2.00 (0.72, 5.50) 2.00 (0.72, 5.53) 1.18 (0.42, 3.33)
 Q3 2253 – 3509 2813 149 23 2.51 4.72 (1.92, 11.61) 6.15 (2.48, 15.28) 6.39 (2.56, 15.96) 2.38 (0.91,6.21)
 Q4 > 3509 4826 148 59 9.01 17.52 (7.52, 40.81) 18.50 (7.87, 43.46) 17.88 (7.41, 43.11) 4.33 (1.61, 11.68)
TNFR-2 Continuous
per two-fold higher 594 98 2.67 6.81 (4.77, 9.72) 5.64 (3.98, 8.00) 5.33 (3.69, 7.69) 1.80 (1.06, 3.03)
Quartiles
Range (pg/ml) Median
 Q1 < 20563 16857 149 <11* 0.34 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Q2 20563 – 26647 23595 148 12 1.24 3.67 (1.18, 11.37) 3.88 (1.24, 12.08) 4.28 (1.36, 13.47) 3.52 (1.11, 11.14)
 Q3 26648 – 36960 30662 149 27 3.12 9.25 (3.24, 26.47) 10.57 (3.66, 30.52) 11.40 (3.91, 33.30) 5.08 (1.70, 15.21)
 Q4 > 36960 44976 148 55 8.33 25.49 (9.21, 70.58) 26.27 (9.44, 73.07) 26.71 (9.37, 76.17) 5.97 (1.88, 18.91)
MCP-1 Continuous
per two-fold higher 594 98 2.67 1.23 (0.97, 1.55) 1.36 (1.09, 1.70) 1.37 (1.09, 1.73) 1.19 (0.92, 1.55)
Quartiles
Range (pg/ml) Median
 Q1 < 98 79 149 18 1.89 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Q2 98 – 127 111 148 25 2.71 1.43 (0.78, 2.62) 1.83 (0.99, 3.37) 2.01 (1.08, 3.76) 1.89 (0.97, 3.67)
 Q3 128 – 162 142 148 21 2.19 1.16 (0.62, 2.18) 1.50 (0.80, 2.83) 1.58 (0.82, 3.02) 1.28 (0.62, 2.65)
 Q4 > 162 197 149 34 4.07 2.15 (1.21, 3.80) 2.75 (1.54, 4.90) 3.00 (1.64, 5.50) 2.49 (1.30, 4.79)
suPAR Continuous
per two-fold higher 594 98 2.67 3.38 (2.68, 4.27) 3.23 (2.49, 4.19) 3.39 (2.52, 4.56) 1.42 (0.89, 2.28)
Quartiles
Range (pg/ml) Median
 Q1 < 5455 4794 149 <11* 0.61 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Q2 5455 – 7112 6318 148 16 0.92 2.47 (1.02, 6.00) 2.80 (1.15, 6.86) 2.57 (1.05, 6.31) 1.81 (0.72, 4.50)
 Q3 7113 – 9416 8131 149 17 1.28 3.46 (1.43, 8.37) 4.11 (1.68, 10.04) 3.78 (1.53, 9.39) 2.48 (0.98, 6.28)
 Q4 > 9416 11991 148 58 7.13 15.93 (7.23, 35.10) 14.98 (6.76, 33.18) 14.15 (6.24, 32.07) 4.17 (1.69, 10.31)
YKL-40 Continuous
per two-fold higher 594 98 2.67 1.72 (1.36, 2.18) 1.86 (1.47, 2.36) 1.80 (1.40, 2.31) 1.30 (1.00, 1.73)
Quartiles
Range (pg/ml) Median
 Q1 < 67338 46048 149 <11* 0.92 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Q2 67338 – 114901 89580 148 23 2.6 2.81 (1.33, 5.99) 3.32 (1.57, 7.02) 2.92 (1.37, 6.27) 1.79 (0.82, 3.91)
 Q3 114902 – 198632 150559 149 33 6.61 3.89 (1.92, 7.91) 5.13 (2.51, 10.64) 4.47 (2.14, 9.37) 1.63 (0.75, 3.56)
 Q4 >198632 239541 148 32 4.07 4.46 (2.19, 9.09) 5.34 (2.59, 11.02) 4.77 (2.26, 10.05) 2.18 (1.00, 4.76)

Abbreviations: KFRT, end-stage kidney disease; TNFR1 and TNFR2, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors 1 and 2; YKL-40, chitinase 3-like 1; MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein-1; suPAR, soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor; KIM-1, kidney injury marker 1

Model 1 adjusted for age, race, sex, education

Model 2 adjusted for variables in Model 1 plus body mass index, systolic blood pressure, use of hypertension medications, use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, number of hypertension medications, smoking status, coronary heart disease, stroke, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein

Model 3 adjusted for variables in Model 2 plus urine albumin to creatinine ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate.

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Values for cells with ten or fewer participants are suppressed as per USRDS policy