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Table 4 Risk factors for adverse CV outcomes among non-diabetic CKD patients

From: Clinical significance of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis and its relationship with echocardiographic parameters in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease patients

Parameters

Adverse CV events

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

+ (n = 23)

- (n = 159)

P

HR (95% CI)

P

Age (years)†

72.5 ± 11.2

67.2 ± 15.1

0.098

1.05 (0.91-1.01)

0.087

Male, n (%)

13 (56.5)

83 (52.2)

0.740

-

-

Smokers, n (%)†

13 (56.5)

57 (35.8)

0.012

3.13 (1.10-9.09)

0.036

Hypertension, n (%)†

20 (87.0)

109 (68.5)

0.043

1.61 (0.88-2.51)

0.101

SBP (mmHg)

138.9 ± 31.0

133.6 ± 19.2

0.181

-

-

DBP (mmHg)

78.0 ± 14.0

75.1 ± 11.7

0.150

-

-

Pulse pressure (mmHg)

60.9 ± 24.6

58.5 ± 15.8

0.552

-

-

BMI (kg/m2)

24.1 ± 3.2

24.3 ± 3.7

0.746

  

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

2.8 ± 3.1

2.7 ± 2.4

0.910

-

-

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

100.5 ± 34.1

96.2 ± 41.0

0.684

-

-

Urine PCR*

-0.97 ± 1.22

-1.2 ± 1.45

0.426

-

-

hs-CRP (mg/L) *†

0.03 ± 1.27

-0.23 ± 1.10

0.220

1.22 (0.58-1.28)

0.486

Echocardiography

     

 LVH†

13 (56.5)

56(35.2)

0.029

2.01 (0.81-5.34)

0.128

 LVEF

58.3 ± 9.8

59.1 ± 9.7

0.778

-

-

 LVMI

112.0 ± 27.9

101.4 ±29.5

0.133

-

-

 E/A ratio†

0.64 ± 0.12

0.78 ± 0.30

0.013

0.02 (0.001-0.55)

0.022

 E/E’ ratio†

13.7 ± 5.21

11.3 ± 3.7

0.003

1.10 (1.01-1.21)

0.042

Carotid plaque, n (%)†

18 (78.3)

72(45.3)

0.001

7.80 (1.45-45.97)

0.017

Carotid IMT (mm) †

0.95 ± 0.13

0.84 ± 0.15

0.010

10.58 (0.43-26.87)

0.149

  1. †, p <0.05 between patients with and without adverse CV events. *, log-transformed.