Risk factor analysis of creatinine elevation.

aCreatinine elevation was defined as increased creatinine more than 50% above baseline. bAdjusting for body weight, gender, ferritin level, and dose of deferasirox. cBody weight was analyzed as a continuous variable. When the body weight was divided into categorical variable, creatinine elevation occurred more commonly in patients with a body weight of ≥40 kg (22.6%) compared to those with a body weight of <40 kg (3.0%) (OR = 8.48, 95% CI = 1.7–43.57, P = 0.010).