Fig. 3: Association of the patterns of exposure to adverse life events with development of incident CKD in different subgroups.

The hazard ratios obtained from Cox proportional hazard regression models are shown. Models were adjusted for confounders, including age, sex, ethnicity, education level, income level, employment status, Townsend deprivation index, BMI categories, smoking status, alcohol consumption, diet habit, physical activity, history of hypertension, diabetes, depression, anxiety, substance misuse, and Charlson comorbidity index categories.