20 May 2025 : Original article
Prognostic Nutritional Index Trajectories Predict Kidney Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Latent Class Growth Model Study
Xinyi Zhou CEF 1, Juan Yu BE 2, Ke Shi AF 3, Xiaohong Guan B 4, Tian Zhang CD 5, Wenjing Zhao B 1, Hailing Zhang ADE 1*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.947388
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e947388
Table 4 Results of the multiple linear regression model.
| Risk Factor | Beta- coefficient | SE | P value | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Year) | −0.56 | 0.58 | 0.334 | −1.69 | 0.58 |
| BMI (kg/m) | −0.87 | 0.98 | 0.372 | −2.79 | 1.05 |
| PNI-class 2 | −15.15 | 6.64 | 0.023 | −28.23 | −2.06 |
| Women | −35.95 | 7.19 | <0.001 | −50.11 | −21.78 |
| Junior high school | −1.70 | 11.48 | 0.883 | −24.30 | 20.91 |
| Senior high school or technical secondary school | 13.39 | 13.21 | 0.312 | −12.63 | 39.42 |
| College and above | 1.10 | 13.22 | 0.934 | −24.94 | 27.14 |
| Married | 11.73 | 8.46 | 0.167 | −4.93 | 28.39 |
| Other marital status | 26.73 | 17.82 | 0.135 | −8.38 | 61.83 |
| Residence-Urban | 8.78 | 8.71 | 0.314 | −8.37 | 25.93 |
| Preoperative comorbidities-No | −1.91 | 11.66 | 0.870 | −24.87 | 21.05 |
| Peritoneal dialysis | −11.74 | 7.95 | 0.141 | −27.41 | 3.92 |
| Combined dialysis | −1.63 | 22.58 | 0.942 | −46.11 | 42.84 |
| No dialysis | −0.16 | 11.74 | 0.989 | −23.28 | 22.97 |
| CI – confidence interval; SE – standard error; BMI – body mass index; PNI – prognostic nutritional index. | |||||