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Table 4 Predictors of IL-6

From: Dialysate cell-free mitochondrial DNA fragments as a marker of intraperitoneal inflammation and peritoneal solute transport rate in peritoneal dialysis

Variable

Coefficient (95% CI)

P Value

Age (per 10 years)

0.017 (0.005 to 0.029)

0.004

Sex (Female)

−0.032 (−0.064 to 0)

0.049

BMI

−0.003 (− 0.008 to 0.002)

0.265

Serum albumin (per 1 g/dl)

− 0.034 (− 0.064 to − 0.005)

0.021

mtDNA

0.118 (0.079 to 0.157)

< 0.001

IL-17A

0.276 (0.030 to 0.521)

0.028

TNF-α

0.429 (0.305 to 0.554)

< 0.001

IFN-γ

0.318 (0.158 to 0.478)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; mtDNA and cytokine coefficients are per log10 changes in concentrations
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BMC Nephrology

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