Table 5.
Multiple linear regression; factors associated with peripheral nervous conduction in the InCHIANTI participants
| B | SEβ | t | P | Test for trend |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | p | |||||
| Diabetes | −2.15 | 0.35 | −6.24 | <0.001 | −6.22 | <0.001 |
| Cognitive impairmenta | 1.07 | 0.54 | 2.00 | 0.04 | 2.77 | 0.005 |
| sIl6R (tertiles) | −1.99 | 0.05 | ||||
| <74.96 (ng/ml) | Reference group | |||||
| 74.96–110.15 (ng/ml) | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.72 | 0.47 | ||
| >110.15 (ng/ml) | −0.47 | 0.23 | −2.00 | 0.04 | ||
| α-Tocopherol (tertiles) | 2.20 | 0.03 | ||||
| <26 (μmol/l) | Reference group | |||||
| 26–32.9 (μmol/l) | 0.46 | 0.23 | 1.88 | 0.05 | ||
| >32.9 (μmol/l) | 0.49 | 0.24 | 1.98 | 0.04 | ||
| Uric acid (tertiles) | 2.57 | 0.01 | ||||
| <4.2 (mg/dl) | Reference group | |||||
| 4.2–5.4 (mg/dl) | 0.43 | 0.24 | 1.67 | 0.09 | ||
| >5.4 (mg/dl) | 0.73 | 0.28 | 2.54 | 0.01 | ||
The model shown in this table is adjusted for age, gender, their interaction, lipid levels, serum creatinine, height, lymphocytes (number), neutrophils (number), α1 and α2 proteic fractions.
a
Cognitive impairment was defined as a MMSE score lower or equal to 19 corrected for education and age.