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Table 4 Linear regression analysis of 24 h urinary albumin excretion with related covariates*

From: Urinary albumin excretion and prevalence of microalbuminuria in a general Chinese population: a cross-sectional study

Covariates

β

P value

Smoking (yes/no)

-0.0008

0.02

BMI (kg/m2)

0.0165

0.0001

SBP (mmHg)

0.0043

<0.0001

LDL-C (mmol/l)

-0.0814

0.002

  1. *: log(n) UAE was used as the dependent variable in the linear regression model, with the stepwise method used for selection of variables. The selected variables included age, gender, smoking (yes/no), BMI, SBP (mmHg), FBG (mmol/l), TC (mmol/l), HDL-C (mmol/l), LDL-C (mmol/l) and TG (mmol/l).
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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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