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) | -0.011 ± 0.002 | <0.001 |  |  |
Diabetes mellitus (Yes = 1) | -0.302 ± 0.081 | <0.001 |  |  |
High and high average Cr D/P, 4 h (Yes = 1) | -0.264 ± 0.053 | <0.001 | -0.202 ± 0.064 | 0.002 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 0.046 ± 0.017 | 0.008 | 0.050 ± 0.021 | 0.020 |
Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.044 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 0.001 ± 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.001 ± 0.000 | 0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.055 ± 0.008 | <0.001 | 0.047 ± 0.012 | <0.001 |
Phosphate (mg/dL) | 0.097 ± 0.019 | <0.001 |  |  |
Log BCL (μg/L) | -0.277 ± 0.059 | <0.001 | -0.185 ± 0.074 | 0.013 |
Log Hs-CRP (mg/L) | -0.113 ± 0.056 | 0.045 | -0.095 ± 0.052 | 0.043 |