From: Factors associated with initiation and persistence of urate-lowering therapy
Predictors for ULT dispensation within 365 days (COX) | ||||
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% with event | Univariate hazard ratio 95% CI | Multivariate* hazard ratio 95% CI (with eGFR) | Multivariate** hazard ratio 95% CI (with renal disease) | |
Male (ref) | 30.33 | |||
Female | 26.39 | 0.87 (0.79–0.95) | 0.87 (0.79–0.97) | 0.86(0.78–0 .94) |
Age, years | ||||
20–49 (ref) | 22.84 | |||
50–59 | 23.21 | 1.03 (0.87–1.22) | 0.90 (0.72–1.12) | 0.96 (0.81–1.14) |
60–69 | 30.14 | 1.38 (1.19–1.59) | 0.90 (0.74–1.10) | 1.15 (0.99–1.34) |
70–79 | 34.19 | 1.61 (1.40–1.86) | 0.82 (0.67–1.00) | 1.25 (1.07–1.46) |
80– | 30.74 | 1.46 (1.26–1.69) | 0.57 (0.46–0.71) | 1.03 (0.87–1.21) |
Level of education | ||||
≤9 years (ref) | 31.10 | |||
10–12 years | 28.78 | 0.92(0.83–1.31) | ||
>12 years | 26.32 | 0.83(0.73–0.93) | ||
MCCI | ||||
0 (ref) | 23.53 | |||
1–2 | 34.20 | 1.57 (1.44–1.72) | 1.29 (1.15–1.45) | 1.45 (1.31–1.60) |
>2 | 38.79 | 1.91 (1.69–2.15) | 1.43 (1.23–1.66) | 1.73 (1.51–1.99) |
Renal disease | ||||
0 (ref) | 27.48 | |||
1 | 40.75 | 1.67 (1.50–1.87) | 1.47 (1.31–1.64) | |
eGFR >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 “normal kidney function” (ref) | 26.56 | |||
eGFR 60–31 mL/min/1.73 m2 “reduced kidney function” | 44.33 | 1.91 (1.73–2.11) | 2.11 (1.88–2.37) | |
eGFR 30–10 mL/min/1.73 m2 “severely reduced kidney function” | 44.71 | 2.01 (1.67–2.41) | 2.31 (1.90–2.82) | |
eGFR <10 mL/min/1.73 m2 “end-stage kidney failure” | 30.77 | 1.14 (0.43–3.04) | 1.17 (0.44–3.12) | |
2011, ref | ||||
2012 | 1.10 (0.99–1.21) | |||
2013 | 1.02 (0.92–1.13) |