Prevalence of low glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria and associated risk factors in North India using Cockcroft-Gault and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation: an observational, cross-sectional study

Table 5 Risk factors associated with proteinuria in multivariate logistic regression*.

	Unadjusted OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR	95% CI
Age group
• 20–39	Referent	Referent	Referent	Referent
• 40–59	2.888	1.900–4.389	1.759	1.133–2.731
• Above 60	3.920	2.261–6.794	2.103	1.184–3.735
NSAID intake	3.611	2.359–5.527	2.385	1.532–3.712
Obese by BMI	2.120	1.465–3.068	ns	ns
Obese by WC	2.859	1.960–4.169	1.980	1.337–2.934
Hypertension	3.989	2.729–5.830	2.755	1.855–4.091
Diabetes mellitus	3.586	2.277–5.649	2.168	1.349–3.484

* All associations significant at p < 0.05. Proteinuria was defined as ≥ 1+ on dipstick.
OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; NSAID, non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; ns, not significant.

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