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. 2022 Sep 30;9:986190. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.986190

Table 2.

Multivariable-adjusted β-coefficients and 95% CI of 1-year changes in eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) or in UACR (mg/g) across tertiles and per 1-SD increment of baseline PRAL and NEAP.

PRAL (mEq/d)
T1 T2 T3 p for trend Continuous (1 SD**)
n = 1,958 n = 1,958 n = 1,958 n = 5,874
Δ in eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 −0.69 (−1.07 to −0.31) −0.86 (−1.24 to −0.49) −1.34 (−1.72 to −0.95)
Model 1 0 (Ref.) −0.16 (−0.70 to 0.37) −0.52 (−1.06 to 0.03) 0.062 −0.21 (−0.42 to 0.01)
Model 2 0 (Ref.) −0.17 (−0.71 to 0.36) −0.64 (−1.21 to −0.08)* 0.026 −0.25 (−0.47 to −0.03)*
n = 1,213 n = 1,213 n = 1,213 n = 3,639
Δ in UACR, mg/g 4.37 (1.96 to 6.78) 2.74 (0.60 to 4.88) 1.39 (−0.62 to 3.39)
Model 1 0 (Ref.) −1.20 (−4.32 to 1.93) −2.31 (−5.28 to 0.66) 0.128 −0.88 (−2.00 to 0.25)
Model 2 0 (Ref.) −1.63 (−4.84 to 1.58) −2.99 (−6.34 to 0.37) 0.082 −1.22 (−2.51 to 0.08)
NEAP (mEq/d)
n = 1,958 n = 1,958 n = 1,958 n = 5,874
Δ in eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 −0.68 (−1.06 to −0.30) −0.97 (−1.35 to −0.60) −1.24 (−1.63 to −0.84)
Model 1 0 (Ref.) −0.28 (−0.81 to 0.25) −0.44 (−0.99 to 0.11) 0.116 −0.22 (−0.44 to −0.01)*
Model 2 0 (Ref.) −0.30 (−0.83 to 0.24) −0.56 (−1.13 to 0.01) 0.056 −0.28 (−0.51 to −0.05)*
n = 1,213 n = 1,213 n = 1,213 n = 3,639
Δ in UACR, mg/g 3.92 (1.49 to 6.34) 3.09 (1.14 to 5.03) 1.49 (−0.54 to 3.53)
Model 1 0 (Ref.) −0.81 (−3.82 to 2.20) −1.96 (−5.07 to 1.15) 0.214 −0.93 (−2.13 to 0.28)
Model 2 0 (Ref.) −0.83 (−3.87 to 2.21) −2.42 (−5.79 to 0.95) 0.154 −1.26 (−2.63 to 0.10)

eGFR, Estimated glomerular filtration rate; NEAP, Net Endogenous Acid Production; T, tertile; PRAL, Potential Renal Acid Load; UACR, Urine albumin/creatinine ratio. Model 1: adjusted for age (years), sex and baseline eGFR or baseline UACR (in continuous, depending on the main outcome). Model 2: additionally adjusted for participating center (categorized into quartiles by number of participants), intervention group (treatment/control), body mass index (kg/m2), smoking habits (never, current or former smoker), educational level (primary, secondary education or graduate), leisure-time physical activity (METS/min/week in tertiles), diabetes prevalence (yes/no), hypertension prevalence (yes/no) and hypercholesterolemia prevalence (yes/no), ARBs (yes/no), ACEis (yes/no), Mediterranean diet adherence (high/low adherence), energy intake (kcal/day in tertiles), sodium intake (mg/g in tertiles) and high leukocytes levels (yes/no).

*

p-value < 0.05.

**

One SD = 15.6 mEq/d in PRAL and 8.1 mEq/d in NEAP.