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Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 2010-2016
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.2010
Table 3 Multivariate linear regression model on change in creatinine and GFR from baseline to 12-24 mo
VariableCreatinine (R2 = 0.016)
GFR (R2 = 0.053)
Correlation coefficient (95% CI)PCorrelation coefficient (95% CI)P
Baseline-0.018 (-0.057 to 0.021)0.366-0.135 (-0.187 to -0.083)< 0.001
Group effect (NaP, PEG and control groups)0.002 (-0.004 to 0.009)0.489-0.247 (-0.685 to 0.191)0.269
Age at baseline creatinine and GFR measurement0.000 (0.000 to 0.001)0.433-0.036 (-0.077 to 0.006)0.094
Hypertension0.007 (-0.009 to 0.023)0.365-0.748 (-1.774 to 0.277)0.152
Diabetes mellitus-0.016 (-0.034 to 0.002)0.0791.082 (-0.076 to 2.240)0.067
Body mass index0.001 (-0.001 to 0.003)0.208-0.038 (-0.162 to 0.086)0.545
Serum phosphate-0.001 (-0.004 to 0.003)0.7330.020 (-0.205 to 0.246)0.859