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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 8.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar;87(3):662–665. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/87.3.662

TABLE 3.

Regressions of percentage lean body mass on urinary potassium excretion1

β P
Model 1 (unadjusted)
    Potassium excretion (mmol/d) 0.077 <0.001
Model 2 (minimally adjusted)
    Potassium excretion (mmol/d) 0.033 0.006
    Sex (% male) 15.843 <0.001
    Body weight (kg) −0.377 <0.001
    Nitrogen excretion (mmol/d) 0.002 0.048
Model 3 (fully adjusted)
    Potassium excretion (mmol/d) 0.031 0.013
    Sex (% male) 15.683 <0.001
    Body weight (kg) −0.368 <0.001
    Nitrogen excretion (mmol/d) 0.001 0.342
    Age (y) 0.054 0.271
    Activity score 0.007 0.095
    Creatinine clearance (mL/min) 0.022 0.085
    25(OH)D (nmol/L) <0.001 0.976
    Diuretic use (yes) −0.178 0.768
1

25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.