Research Article

Serum IL-18 Is Closely Associated with Renal Tubulointerstitial Injury and Predicts Renal Prognosis in IgA Nephropathy

Table 6

Cox Regression analysis using to evaluate risk factor for renal function deterioration in patients with IgA nephropathy.

Parameter t value

TID score1.963.690.001
sIL-18 (pg/mL)1.982.770.003
Baseline Scr (μmol/L)0.090.190.017
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)−0.050.010.023
Proteinuia (g/24 h)2.500.330.056
Gender0.560.320.572
Age (year)−0.19−3.980.312
Smoke history0.330.410.746
SBP (mmHg)−0.03−0.270.760
DBP (mmHg)0.020.230.821
Hemoglobin (g/dL)0.221.430.739
sAlb (g/L)0.0020.020.734
Cholesterol (mmol/L)0.070.590.653
Triglyceride (mmol/L)−0.18−1.530.533
sIgA (g/L)0.181.970.812
Hs-CRP (mg/L)0.131.450.931
GSS (%)−0.04−0.360.602