Research Article

Potential Association of Body Constitution with the Prognosis of IgA Nephropathy: A Long-Time Follow-Up of 203 Cases in China

Table 5

Factors influencing renal survival from endpoint event by univariate and multivariate Cox regression.

CharacteristicsUnivariateMultivariate
HR(95%CI)P valueHR(95%CI)P value

Hypertension6.5(2.9-14.5)<0.0013.5(1.4-8.7)0.009
Renal impairment10.6(4.4-25.8)<0.0015.8(2.2-15.4)<0.001
Yang-deficiency BC2.3 (1.1-5.1)0.0332.3(1.0-5.2)0.041
Blood-stasis BC2.3 (1.2-4.8)0.0192.5(1.2-5.2)0.017
Proteinuria of more than 1g/d2.4 (1.0-5.4)0.037NS
Hypoproteinemia2.8(1.3-5.8)0.007NS
Hyperuricemia7.3(3.3-15.8)<0.001NS

Hypertension: blood pressure >140/90 mmHg or requirement for antihypertensive therapy; renal impairment: eGFR<60 mL/min. Hypoproteinemia: serum albumin <35 g/L; hyperuricemia: serum uric acid >420μmol/L; NS: not significant.