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Table 4 Odds ratios (95% CI) for chronic kidney disease (CKD) by quartiles of fasting brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels

From: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor associated with kidney function

 

Quartile 1

n = 120

(≤ 18.80 ng/mL)

Quartile 2

n = 120

(18.81‒23.68 ng/mL)

Quartile 3

n = 120

(23.70‒28.69 ng/mL)

Quartile 4

n = 120

(≥ 28.77 ng/mL)

CKD/non-CKD

34/86

24/96

19/101

10/110

Model 1

1.00 (reference)

0.63 (0.35–1.15)

0.48 (0.25–0.89)

0.23 (0.11–0.49)

Model 2

1.00 (reference)

0.85 (0.44–1.62)

0.58 (0.29–1.14)

0.33 (0.15–0.75)

Model 3

1.00 (reference)

0.80 (0.40–1.57)

0.61 (0.30–1.24)

0.30 (0.12–0.71)

  1. Model 1: Crude
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for age and sex
  3. Model 3: Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, coronary artery disease, hypertension, current smoking, hemoglobin A1c, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, urine albumin-creatinine ratio, C-reactive protein, total cholesterol, and triglycerides