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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chem. 2008 Jan 17;54(3):475–481. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.095521

Table 3. Backward regression models relating creatinine at baseline, creatinine at the 3-year follow-up study, and plasma PUFAs at baseline.

Creatinine at baseline Creatinine at 3-years follow-up studya
β (SE) P β (SE) P
Total plasma PUFAs, mg/L −0.005 (0.002) 0.06 −0.005 (0.002) 0.03
Plasma n-3 FA, mg/L −0.02 (0.02) 0.31 −0.12 (0.03) <0.0001
Plasma linolenic acid, mg/L −0.002 (0.001) 0.10 −0.003 (0.001) 0.002
Plasma n-6 FA, mg*10/L −0.05 (0.02) 0.03 −0.04 (0.02) 0.11
Plasma linoleic acid, mg*10/L −0.001 (0.0005) 0.07 −0.001 (0.0006) 0.01
Plasma arachidonic acid, mg*10/L −0.0001 (0.001) 0.95 −0.002 (0.0006) 0.003

Data adjusted for age, sex, BMI, education, cigarette smoking pack-years, MMSE score, energy intake, alcohol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, self-reported cancer, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. Covariates were selected using a Pearson correlation coefficient <0.10.

a

Also adjusted for creatinine at baseline.