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Table 3 Determinants factors of PCSK9 in the study population (multiple linear regression)

From: Circulating Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin type 9 level independently predicts incident cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis black Africans patients

Variables

Unstandardized β

95% CI

p-value

Intercept

93.809

50.85; 136.76

< 0.0001

HD duration

0.059

−0.23; 1.35

0.696

Kt/V

−47.316

−70.56; −24.06

< 0.001

S. Albumin (g/dL)

−2.360

−7.98; −3.26

0.009

S. Creatinine (mg/dL)

−0.079

−0.31; 1.15

0.515

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

0.007

−0.08; 0.10

0.018

HDLc (mg/dL)

−0.119

−0.30; 0.07

0.022

LDLc (mg/dL)

−0.07

−0.10; 1.09

0.885

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

0.010

−0.05; 0.07

0.015

i-PTH (pg/mL)

−0.04

−0.02; 1.01

0.608

ABI

2.496

−18.00; 22.99

0.810

 

R2 = 0.518

  1. ABI ankle-brachial index, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, i-PTH intact parathyroid hormone, LDL-c cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol