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Table 5 Factorial regression analysis, with BMD as independent variable; heart valve calcinosis, age, S-tALP as dependent variables

From: Significant associations between bone mineral density and vascular calcification in patients with different stages of chronic kidney disease

 

R2

Coefficient

95% CI

p-value

BMD femur total

0.43

   

 Heart valve calcinosis

 

-2.48

-4.50—-0.46

0.01

 Age

 

-0.03

-0.06—-0.01

0.02

 S-tALP

 

-0.02

-0.04—-0.01

0.01

BMD femoral neck

0.49

   

 Heart valve calcinosis

 

-2.60

-4.28—-0.92

0.003

 Age

 

-0.03

-0.06—-0.01

0.001

 S-tALP

 

-0.02

-0.03—-0.01

0.001

BMD total

0.41

   

 Heart valve calcinosis

 

-1.88

-3.69—-0.06

0.04

 Age

 

-0.02

-0.04—0.01

0.08

 S-tALP

 

-0.01

-0.03—0.01

0.1

  1. Statistically significant p-value < 0.05 and in bold
  2. BMD Bone mineral density, S-tALP Serum total alkaline phosphatase