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Table 4 Subgroup analyses examining the association of urine osmolality with eGFR and log ACR

From: The association of urine osmolality with decreased kidney function and/or albuminuria in the United States

Exposure

Kidney function/injury

 

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

Log-transformed ACR

Unadjusted

Multivariablea

p-value*

Unadjusted

Multivariablea

p-value*

ß (95% CI)

ß (95% CI)

 

ß (95% CI)

ß (95% CI)

 

Urine Osmolality (mOsm/kg)b

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

< 60

0.64 (-0.05, 1.33)

0.50 (0.05, 0.96)

0.016

-0.06 (-0.20, 0.07)

-0.06 ( -0.21, 0.09)

0.532

(N = 172, 2.3%; mean 52.0 ± 0.6 mL/min/1.73m2)

≥ 60

0.46 (0.23, 0.68)

-0.19 ( -0.36, -0.01)

 

-0.01 (-0.02,  -0.00)

-0.00 (-0.01, 0.01)

 

(N = 7,201, 97.7%; mean 99.8 ± 0.4 mL/min/1.73m2)

Albuminuria (mg/gm)c

Yes

2.03 (1.07, 2.99)

0.43 ( -0.33, 1.20)

0.060

-0.02 (-0.06, 0.02)

-0.05 (-0.09,  -0.00)

0.959

(N = 489, 6.6%; mean 169.3 ± 20.7 mg/gm)

No

0.48 (0.24, 0.71)

-0.17 (-0.33, -0.01)

 

-0.01 (-0.02, -0.01)

-0.00 (-0.01, 0.01)

 

(N = 6,884, 93.4%; mean 6.8 ± 0.1 mg/gm)

  1. Abbreviations: eGFR estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, ACR urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio, CI Confidence Interval
  2. aFully-adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, family income-to-poverty ratio, smoking, BMI, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and dietary sodium intake
  3. bA 100-mOsm/kg increment
  4. cAlbuminuria was based on spot urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥ 30 mg/gm
  5. *p-values for interaction