Properdin has an ascendancy over factor H regulation in complement-mediated renal tubular damage

BMC Nephrology

Table 2 Association of U-P, fH, MAC and U-protein as independent variables and U-B2MG and NAG as response variables in patients with renal diseases

Response variables	Independent variables	OR	95% CI	p
U-B2MG	U-P	5090.86	2305.25 to 7878.46	0.0006^**
	U-fH	253.11	−2353.81 to 1847.58	0.8101
	U-MAC	1200.49	−1350 to 3751.50	0.3499
	U-protein	912	−12353.81 to 1847.58	0.3986
U-NAG	U-P	−2.32	−4.22 to −0.43	0.0168^*
	U-fH	0.03	−1.47 to 1.55	0.9583
	U-MAC	1.7	−0.15 to 3.55	0.0712
	U-protein	3.15	1.58 to 4.71	0.0002^**

Abbreviations: P, properdin; fH, factor H; MAC, membrane attack complex; U-B2MG, U-beta-2-microglobulin; U-NAG, U-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

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