ObjectiveTo investigate the relation of urine C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) and matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP7) levels with prognosis of patients with IgA nephropathy. MethodsA total of 125 patients with IgA nephropathy were enrolled, their baseline data were collected, and their urine CCL2 and MMP7 levels were detected. Patients were assigned to favorable prognosis group or adverse prognosis group according to prognosis after 2-year follow-up, and the aforementioned indices were compared between the two groups. The multivariate Logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors for prognosis of patients with IgA nephropathy. The predictive value of urine CCL2 and MMP7 levels for prognosis of patients with IgA nephropathy was analyzed by employing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. ResultsFive patients were lost to follow-up, and 120 patients were eventually enrolled. During follow-up, 21 patients suffered from adverse prognosis (the adverse prognosis group), and 99 patients did not suffer from adverse prognosis (the favorable prognosis group). There were statistically significant differences in the levels of hemoglobin, serum albumin, blood calcium, serum creatinine, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), as well as 24-hour urinary protein quantity level between the two groups (P<0.05); furthermore, the adverse prognosis group exhibited higher levels of urine CCL2 and MMP7 as compared with the favorable prognosis group (P<0.05). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that eGFR, 24-hour urinary protein quantity level, urine CCL2 and MMP7 levels were the influencing factors for prognosis of patients with IgA nephropathy (P<0.05). Areas under the curve of urine CCL2 and MMP7 levels for alone and jointly predicting adverse prognosis of patients with IgA nephropathy were 0.804, 0.914, and 0.950, respectively. ConclusionUrine CCL2 and MMP7 levels are influencing factors for prognosis of patients with IgA nephropathy, both of which exert predictive value for adverse prognosis of patients with IgA nephropathy to a certain extent, and the combination exerts a relatively higher predictive value.