Table 4 Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard analyses for the prediction of ESRD in diabetic nephropathy

Age

0.990 (0.971, 1.010)

0.330

0.979 (0.957, 1.001)

0.062

Female

0.954 (0.595, 1.527)

0.843

0.937 (0.570, 1.543)

0.799

Hypertension

1.536 (0.851, 2.773)

0.154

0.973 (0.524, 1.807)

0.931

eGFR

0.973 (0.964, 0.982)

< 0.001

0.979 (0.968, 0.991)

< 0.001

Proteinuria

1.087 (1.052, 1.124)

< 0.001

1.074 (1.031, 1.118)

< 0.001

Glycosylated hemoglobin

0.865 (0.755, 0.991)

0.036

0.956 (0.827, 1.105)

0.539

HEI score > 8

3.599 (2.196, 5.896 )

< 0.001

1.825 (1.050, 3.172)

0.033

Pathology characteristics

Glomerular class

1.941 (1.481, 2.545)

< 0.001

1.224 (0.868, 1.727)

0.249

IFTA

1.630 (1.222, 2.174)

0.001

1.053 (0.694, 1.597)

0.810

Interstitial inflammation

2.054 (1.373, 3.071)

< 0.001

1.411 (0.925, 2.153)

0.110

Arteriosclerosis

1.327 (0.925, 1.904)

0.124

0.960 (0.626, 1.474)

0.853