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. 2010 Jun 14;16(22):2812–2817. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i22.2812

Table 3.

Coefficients of multiple stepwise regression model of the variables associated with GSRS scores1

Variables Unstandardized coefficients
Standardized coefficients
t P value
B SD β
Constant 21.89 1.25 - 17.58 < 0.001
History of corticosteroids 8.93 2.13 0.39 4.20 < 0.001
Daily dosage of pills 0.16 0.06 0.26 2.80 0.007
Residual renal Kt/V -3.47 1.30 -0.25 -2.68 0.009

1Restricted to the 81 patients (72.32% of the overall sample) for whom complete information on age, diabetes status, weight, height, serum hemoglobin, albumin levels, presence of predialytic gastrointestinal symptoms, peritoneal dialysis type, duration of peritoneal dialysis, daily dialysate volume, history of corticosteroid use, daily dosage of pills, residual renal Kt/V, peritoneal Kt/V, total Kt/V were available. Adjusted for history of corticosteroid use (yes = 1, no = 0).