Hypoxic mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate acute kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury via enhancing renal tubular autophagy

Table 2 Renal LC3B expression and recovery of renal function in patients with ischemic acute kidney injury^a

		Odds ratio (95% CI)^c	p value^b
Renal LC3B expression (per 10 TPM increase)^b	Model 1: unadjusted	2.88 (1.50~7.46)	0.007
	Model 2: adjusted for age and gender	4.40 (1.80~16.82)	0.007
	Model 3: adjusted for age, gender and baseline renal function	3.94 (1.50~17.37)	0.024
	Model 4: adjusted for age, gender, baseline renal function, interstitial fibrosis, and inflammation	3.93 (1.40~21.55)	0.041

^aRecovery of renal function was defined as the occurrence of a glomerular filtration rate greater than or equal to the baseline value during the follow-up period
^bThe LC3B mRNA levels in the renal biopsy specimens were expressed by TPM
^cOdds ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) for recovery of renal function were calculated by multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models

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