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Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression examining the association between renin angiotensin system antagonists and other variables with AKIN2/AKIN3 compared with noAKI/AKIN1

From: Acute kidney injury: an acceptable risk of treatment with renin-angiotensin system blockade in primary care?

Variable

Category/term

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Model 1

   

ACE/ARB

No

1

<0.001

 

Yes

1.73 (1.41, 2.11)

 

Model 2

   

ACE/ARB

No

1

<0.001

 

Yes

1.62 (1.31, 1.99)

 

Age (*)

Linear term

0.44 (0.30, 0.67)

<0.001

 

Quadratic term

1.09 (1.06, 1.13)

 

Sex

Female

1

0.21

 

Male

1.15 (0.92, 1.43)

 

Model 3

   

ACE/ARB

No

1

0.85

 

Yes

1.02 (0.81, 1.29)

 

Age (*)

Linear term

0.43 (0.27, 0.68)

<0.001

 

Quadratic term

1.08 (1.04, 1.12)

 

Sex

Female

1

0.34

 

Male

1.12 (0.89, 1.40)

 

Hypertension

 

1.87 (1.27, 2.74)

0.001

Diabetes

 

1.69 (1.33, 2.15)

<0.001

IHD

 

0.96 (0.73, 1.25)

0.75

Heart Failure

 

2.09 (1.44, 3.05)

<0.001

Systolic BP < 100

 

4.37 (3.18, 5.99)

<0.001

CKD stage

1

1

<0.001

 

2

1.32 (1.01, 1.71)

 
 

3

1.78 (1.29, 2.45)

 
 

4

2.39 (1.47, 3.91)

 

Diuretic

 

1.66 (1.34, 2.06)

<0.001

Model 4

   

ACE/ARB

No

1

0.17

 

Yes

0.83 (0.63, 1.09)

 

Age (*)

Linear term

0.47 (0.24, 0.93)

<0.001

 

Quadratic term

1.07 (1.02, 1.12)

 

Sex

Female

1

0.79

 

Male

1.06 (0.81, 1.40)

 

Hypertension

 

2.17 (1.29, 3.65)

0.003

Diabetes

 

1.32 (0.99, 1.74)

0.06

IHD

 

1.07 (0.78, 1.46)

0.69

Heart Failure

 

1.66 (1.07, 2.56)

0.02

Systolic BP < 100

 

4.34 (2.96, 6.36)

<0.001

CKD stage

1

1

0.47

 

2

1.16 (0.85, 1.56)

 
 

3

1.31 (0.89, 1.92)

 
 

4

1.38 (0.76, 2.45)

 

Diuretic

 

1.56 (1.20, 2.02)

0.001

Proteinuria

None

1

<0.001

 

Moderate

1.62 (1.21, 2.17)

 
 

Severe

3.43 (2.22, 5.29)

 
  1. AKI (acute kidney injury), AKIN1 (acute kidney injury network stage 1), AKIN2 (acute kidney injury network stage 2), AKIN3 (acute kidney injury network stage 3), sCKD (chronic kidney disease), ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor), ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker), IHD (ischaemic heart disease), BP (blood pressure).
  2. (*) Odds ratios given for a 10-unit increase in the explanatory variable.