Table 3 Association between plasma Vitamin C level and each of prealbumin, hsCRP and albumin levels adjusted for cofounders in multiple linear regressions
| Â | variable | Beta | 95%CI | t value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | lower | upper | Â | Â |
prealbumin | VitC(per category increase) | 0.155 | 7.021 | 29.477 | 3.186 | 0.002 |
| Â | age | -0.243 | -66.011 | -28.674 | -4.970 | 0.000 |
| Â | Diabetes | -0.162 | -63.307 | -15.387 | -3.219 | 0.001 |
| Â | gender | 0.125 | 5.590 | 44.194 | 2.528 | 0.012 |
| Â | modality | 0.424 | 39.327 | 66.793 | 7.573 | 0.000 |
| Â | hsCRP(mg/l) | -0.255 | -2.888 | -1.337 | -5.340 | 0.000 |
| Â | bicarbonate (mmol/l) | -0.038 | -3.561 | 1.613 | -0.738 | 0.461 |
| Â | SBP(mmHg) | 0.030 | -0.335 | 0.627 | 0.594 | 0.553 |
| Â | statins | 0.175 | 17.612 | 59.441 | 3.611 | 0.000 |
Log10hsCRP | VitC(per category increase) | -0.117 | -0.195 | -0.001 | -1.984 | 0.048 |
| Â | age | 0.295 | 0.249 | 0.569 | 5.023 | 0.000 |
| Â | Diabetes | -0.009 | -0.224 | 0.192 | -0.152 | 0.879 |
| Â | gender | 0.089 | -0.042 | 0.293 | 1.472 | 0.142 |
| Â | modality | -0.071 | -0.182 | 0.057 | -1.030 | 0.304 |
| Â | bicarbonate (mmol/l) | -0.081 | -0.037 | 0.008 | -1.295 | 0.196 |
| Â | SBP(mmHg) | -0.220 | -0.012 | -0.003 | -3.581 | 0.000 |
| Â | statins | 0.025 | -0.142 | 0.220 | 0.421 | 0.674 |
albumin | VitC(per category increase) | 0.065 | -0.246 | 0.928 | 1.138 | 0.256 |
| Â | age | -0.252 | -3.138 | -1.214 | -4.432 | 0.000 |
| Â | Diabetes | -0.214 | -3.548 | -1.035 | -3.575 | 0.000 |
| Â | gender | -0.013 | -1.127 | 0.900 | -0.219 | 0.827 |
| Â | modality | -0.176 | -1.699 | -0.252 | -2.641 | 0.009 |
| Â | bicarbonate (mmol/l) | -0.085 | -0.232 | 0.040 | -1.381 | 0.168 |
| Â | SBP(mmHg) | 0.099 | -0.004 | 0.046 | 1.659 | 0.098 |
| Â | statins | 0.097 | -0.148 | 2.026 | 1.694 | 0.091 |