Association between Renal Podocalyxin Expression and Renal Dysfunction in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy: A Single-Center, Retrospective Case-Control Study

Table 4

Univariate Cox regression analysis of factors associated with renal survival in patients with diabetic nephropathy.

	HR	95% Cl	value
Albumin	0.86	0.757-0.976	0.020
NAG	1.093	1.022-1.169	0.010
Urinary podocalyxin/urinary creatinine	1.069	1.020-1.120	0.005
Serum creatinine	1.044	1.011-1.078	0.009
Renal podocalyxin grade	0.278	0.080-0.968	0.044
IFTA	2.583	1.186-5.625	0.017
Inflammation of renal interstitium	2.191	0.965-4.973	0.061
24 h urinary protein quantity	2.125	1.108-4.073	0.023
eGFR	0.939	0.898-0.982	0.006

95% CI: 95% confidence interval; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HR: hazard ratio; IFTA: tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis; NAG: N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase.