Table 3.

Association between baseline protein intake and changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate using linear regression ^†

	n	β	95% CI	P‐value
Total protein
Total	1160	0.21	−0.27 to 0.68	0.39
eGFR ≥60	869	−0.01	−0.57 to 0.55	0.98
eGFR <60	291	0.98	0.18–1.78	0.02
Vegetable protein
Total		0.73	−0.55 to 2.01	0.26
eGFR ≥60		0.84	−0.69 to 2.37	0.28
eGFR <60		0.16	−1.97 to 2.29	0.88
Animal protein
Total		0.12	−0.39 to 0.63	0.64
eGFR ≥60		−0.14	−0.75 to 0.47	0.65
eGFR <60		1.07	0.22 to 1.92	0.01

^† Adjust for sex, age, season change, glycated hemoglobin, uric acid, systolic blood pressure, non‐high‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol, stroke, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia.

CI, confidence interval; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.