Table 3 Smoking-associated risk of end-stage renal failure (stratified for ACE inhibitor treatment and adjusted for systolic blood pressure) in 144 male patients with IgA-glomerulonephritis or autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease [61]
From: Cigarette smoking: an important renal risk factor – far beyond carcinogenesis
Pack-years | Odds ratio | ACE inhibitor 95%-confidence intervall | p-value* | Odds ratio | No ACE inhibitor 95%-confidence intervall | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<5 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - |
>5 | 1.4 | 0.3–7.1 | 0.65 | 10.1 | 2.3–45 | 0.002 |