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Results

The median follow-up period was 2.3 years (interquartile range, 1.1–5.3), and the primary outcome was noted in 94 patients. Mean eGFR was 46.3±23.2 ml/min per 1.73 m 2, and 132 patients (89%) had overt proteinuria at baseline. Cox proportional hazards analysis revealed that the association of urinary NAG and β2-MG with the outcome was attenuated after adjustment for known promoters of progression (+ 1 SD for log NAG: hazard ratio [HR], 1.14; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.84 to 1.55;+ 1 SD for log β2-MG: HR, 1.23; 95% CI, 0.94 to 1.62). In contrast, the interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) score was still significantly correlated with the outcome after adjustment for the same covariates (+ 1 for IFTA score: HR, 2.31; 95% CI, 1.56 to 3.43). Moreover, adding the IFTA score to a model containing known progression indicators improved prediction of the outcome (increase of concordance …