Skip to main content

Table 2 Associations between tertiles of three microRNAs and chronic kidney disease (eGFR < 60)

From: Circulating microRNAs (miR-126, miR-197, and miR-223) are associated with chronic kidney disease among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake

 

Crude model

Fully adjusted model

microRNA

CKD (%)

OR (95%CI)

p

OR (95%CI)

p

miR-126

Low (n = 457)

98 (21.4%)

Reference

Reference

Middle (n = 471)

76 (16.1%)

0.71 (0.51–0.98)

0.04

0.74 (0.52–1.06)

0.11

High (n = 457)

55 (12.0%)

0.50 (0.35–0.72)

< 0.001

0.67 (0.45–0.98)

0.04

miR-197

Low (n = 457)

100 (21.9%)

Reference

Reference

Middle (n = 471)

75 (15.9%)

0.68 (0.48–0.94)

0.02

0.72 (0.50–1.02)

0.07

High (n = 457)

54 (11.8%)

0.48 (0.33–0.68)

< 0.001

0.67 (0.46–0.99)

0.05

miR-223

Low (n = 457)

110 (24.1%)

Reference

Reference

Middle (n = 471)

75 (15.9%)

0.59 (0.43–0.83)

0.002

0.69 (0.49–0.98)

0.04

High (n = 457)

44 (9.6%)

0.34 (0.23–0.49)

< 0.001

0.53 (0.35–0.79)

0.002

  1. eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, CKD Chronic kidney disease, OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidential interval
  2. Adjustment for sex, age, blood glucose levels, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, psychological distress, relocating experience, degree of housing damage, and living in a shelter