01 March 2021 : Clinical Research
Types of Parenchymal Changes Diagnosed on DMSA Scans of Kidneys Affected by Different Grades of Vesicoureteral Reflux
Adela Arapović1ABCDEF, Ante Punda2ABDF, Dubravka Brdar3BCDF, Vesna Čapkun3BCDF, Diana Bajo4BCEF, Daniela Veljačić1BCEF, Hrvoje Punda5BDEF, Ana Simičić-Majce1BDEF, Mirna Saraga-Babić6CDEF, Katarina Vukojević6CDEF, Marijan Saraga12ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929617
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929617
Table 5 Logistic regression analysis of the influence of VUR grade on kidney impairment as shown on DMSA scan, adjusted for age and time interval between VUR diagnosis and DMSA scan.
| Dependent variable | OR (95% CI) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parenchymal width | Grade of VUR | 2.5 (1.8–3.6) | <0.001 |
| Time distance | 0.96 (0.73–1.3) | 0.800 | |
| Age at diagnosis | 1.1 (0.99–1.3) | 0.076 | |
| Kidney position, rotation, and outline | Grade of VUR | 4.8 (2.4–9.3) | <0.001 |
| Time distance | 1.5 (0.9–2.5) | 0.141 | |
| Age at diagnosis | 1.3 (1–1.7) | 0.031 | |
| Intensity of activity | Grade of VUR | 2.8 (1.9–4) | <0.001 |
| Time distance | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | 0.011 | |
| Age at diagnosis | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | 0.017 | |
| Distribution of activity | Grade of VUR | 2.8 (1.9–4) | <0.001 |
| Time distance | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 0.002 | |
| Age at diagnosis | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | 0.002 | |
| Scar | Grade of VUR | 3.1 (1.8–5.5) | <0.001 |
| Time distance | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | 0.774 | |
| Age at diagnosis | 1.3 (1–1.6) | 0.015 | |
| * Logistic regression. CI – confidence interval; OR – odds ratio; DMSA – Tc-DMSA scintigraphy; VUR – vesicoureteral reflux. | |||