Research Article

The Impact of Anaemia on Outcomes, Admissions, and Costs in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Public Nephrology Practices in Queensland: A CKD.QLD Registry Study

Table 5

Cox regression analysis of prediction of CVE by severity of anaemia, adjusting for age, gender, age, BMI, CKD stage, primary renal diagnosis, proteinuria/albuminuria, and site of recruitment.

CV eventsOverall HR value95%CI

Anaemia category
 Nonanaemia1.0
 Mild anaemia1.4<0.0011.21.6
 Moderate & severe anaemia1.7<0.0011.42.0

Age group
 <55 Years1.0
 55–64 years2.3<0.0011.73.0
 65–742.5<0.0011.93.2
 ≥753.4<0.0012.64.4

Gender
 Female1.0
 Male1.20.011.01.4

BMI category
 Underweight1.90.0461.03.6
 Normal1.0
 Overweight0.90.1480.71.1
 Obese1.00.8610.81.2
 Morbid obese1.40.0041.11.8

CKD stage
 Stage 1&21.0
 Stage 3A1.50.0101.11.9
 Stage 3B1.6<0.0011.22.1
 Stage 42.3<0.0011.72.9
 Stage 54.5<0.0013.16.4

Primary renal diagnosis
 Glomerulonephritis1.0
 Genetic renal disease1.30.3030.82.3
 Renovascular2.2<.0.0011.62.9
 Diabetic kidney disease2.6<0.0011.93.4
 Uncertain1.9<0.0011.42.7
 Others1.50.0091.12.0

Proteinuria/albuminuria
 Normal1.0
 Micro0.90.4300.81.1
 Macro1.4<0.0011.21.7

Site
 Site A1.0
 Site B1.4<0.0011.21.6