From: Association between blood cadmium levels and malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis
 | Simple linear regression |  | Backward stepwise multiple regression analysis |  |
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Variables | Coefficient ± SE | P | Beta Coefficient ± SE | P |
Age (years) | 0.009 ± 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.006 ± 0.002 | 0.001 |
Peritoneal dialysis duration (years) | 0.017 ± 0.008 | 0.040 |  |  |
Diabetes mellitus (Yes = 1) | 0.171 ± 0.077 | 0.028 |  |  |
Albumin (g/dL) | -0.142 ± 0.053 | 0.008 | -0.167 ± 0.034 | 0.002 |
ALT (IU/L) | 0.004 ± 0.002 | 0.030 | 0.003 ± 0.002 | 0.046 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | -0.027 ± 0.008 | 0.001 |  |  |
Phosphate (mg/dL) | -0.052 ± 0.019 | 0.006 |  |  |