16 August 2021 : Clinical Research
Association Between Serum Albumin Levels and Obesity and Risk of Developing Chronic Kidney Disease Using Data from the Korean Multi-Rural Communities Cohort (MRCohort) Population Database
Kwang Ho Mun1ABCDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933840
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933840
Table 5 Hazard ratios for risk of CKD development according to quartiles of albumin.
| Q2HR (95% CI) | p | Q3HR (95% CI) | p | Q4HR (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight and obese | 1.27 (0.74–2.18) | NS | 1.08 (0.64–1.81) | NS | 0.38 (0.16–0.95) | <0.05 |
| Normal weight | 0.73 (0.35–1.53) | NS | 0.45 (0.17–1.22) | NS | 0.54 (0.24–1.25) | NS |
| Normal-weight: BMI | ||||||






