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Table 2 Incidence rates and rate-ratios for pyelonephritis according to the burden of comorbidity

From: Risk and outcome of pyelonephritis among renal transplant recipients

Subgroup

CCI-scorea

No.b

(%)

PN, hospitalizations, No.c

IR(95 % CI)

IRR (95 % CI)

P value

Renal transplant recipients

Low (0)

1,393 (52.5)

131

15.9 (13.4–18.9)

73.5 (56.1–96.3)

<.0001

Population controls

Low (0)

43,253 (87.9)

88

0.22 (0.18–0.27)

1 (Reference)

 

Renal transplant recipients

Medium (1–2)

707 (26.6)

60

17.8 (13.9–23.0)

36.9 (21.5–63.2)

<.0001

Population controls

Medium (1–2)

4,954 (10.1)

17

0.48 (0.30–0.78)

1 (Reference)

 

Renal transplant recipients

High ≥ 3

556 (20.9)

70

27.9 (22.0–35.2)

16.0 (8.2–31.0)

<.0001

Population controls

High ≥ 3

1,019 (2.1)

10

1.74 (0.94–3.24)

1 (Reference)

 
  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, IR incidence rate, IRR incidence rate ratio
  2. aLevel of Charlson co-morbidity index score (see text)
  3. bNumber and percentage allocated on the CCI-score
  4. cNo. of Hospitalizations per 1000 person-years