Table 2 Fixed effects of risk factors on baseline eGFR and changes of eGFR in patients with DM.

From: The impact of baseline glomerular filtration rate on subsequent changes of glomerular filtration rate in patients with chronic kidney disease

Fixed effects

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Coefficient, ml/min/1.73m2 (95% CI)

P value

Coefficient, ml/min/1.73m2 (95% CI)

P value

Coefficient, ml/min/1.73m2 (95% CI)

P value

Effects on baseline eGFR (intercept)

Sex (male)

− 5.47* (− 9.51 to − 1.43)

0.008

− 6.18* (− 10.27 to − 2.08)

0.003

− 4.61* (− 9.04 to − 0.18)

0.04

Age (per 1 year older)

− 0.55* (− 0.69 to − 0.40)

 < 0.001

− 0.51* (− 0.66 to − 0.37)

 < 0.001

− 0.50* (− 0.66 to − 0.35)

 < 0.001

BMI (per kg/m2)

  

0.11 (− 0.11 to 0.33)

0.32

0.08 (− 0.19 to 0.34)

0.58

SBP (per 1 mmHg greater)

  

0.02 (− 0.01 to 0.05)

0.13

0.01 (− 0.03 to 0.05)

0.57

Smoking (yes vs no)

    

1.74 (− 1.85 to 5.33)

0.34

HbA1c (per 1%)

    

− 0.25 (− 0.93 to 0.43)

0.47

UPCR (per 10 mg/g)

    

0.01 (-0.01 to 0.02)

0.09

Effects on changes of eGFR (slope)

Sex (male)

− 0.17 (− 1.46 to 1.12)

0.80

− 0.20 (− 1.65 to 1.26)

0.79

0.66 (− 1.20 to 2.52)

0.49

Age (per 1 year older)

0.01 (− 0.03 to 0.05)

0.60

0.03 (− 0.02 to 0.07)

0.22

0.01 (− 0.04 to 0.05)

0.86

BMI (per kg/m2)

  

− 0.08 (− 0.17 to 0.01)

0.05

− 0.06 (− 0.16 to 0.04)

0.25

SBP (per 1 mmHg greater)

  

− 0.01 (− 0.02 to 0.01)

0.74

0.01 (− 0.02 to 0.03)

0.83

Smoking (yes vs no)

    

− 0.53 (− 1.58 to 0.52)

0.33

HbA1c (per 1%)

    

− 0.06 (− 0.45 to 0.33)

0.78

UPCR (per 10 mg/g greater)

    

− 0.01* (− 0.02 to − 0.01)

 < 0.001

  1. Model 1: sex and baseline age. Model 2: sex, baseline age, BMI, and SBP. Model 3: sex, baseline age, BMI, SBP, smoking, HbA1c, and UPCR.
  2. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, DM diabetes mellitus, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, UPCR urine protein-creatinine ratio.
  3. *P < 0.05.