Table 4.

Subgroup analysis of renal outcome in a study of effect of HDL-C on renal outcome in patients with INS complicated with SIDM

Subgroup	Cases	HR (95%CI)	P value	P for interaction
Age (years)				0.022
>60y	18/52	1.41 (0.89,2.24)	0.139
≤60y	16/178	1.13 (0.79,1.60)	0.503
Baseline hypertension				0.055
Yes	21/69	1.55 (0.99,2.41)	0.054
No	13/161	1.18 (0.84,1.68)	0.343
Infection				0.862
Yes	9/31	1.16 (0.61,2.23)	0.650
No	25/199	1.17 (0.88,1.56)	0.273
Focal sclerosis(%)				0.002
> 12	19/52	1.45 (0.92,2.29)	0.108
≤12	15/176	1.05 (0.66,1.69)	0.829
At least Grade 1 tubulointerstitial damage				0.002
Yes	11/36	1.77 (0.79,3.97)	0.169
No	23/194	1.20 (0.90,1.58)	0.213

HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, INS Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, SIDM Steroid-induced diabetes mellitus