Table 3.

Results of backward linear regression analysis

Included parameter	ßeta	P-value
Age	0.24	0.02
Current smoker	0.36	0.00
Diabetes mellitus	0.21	0.01
EGFR (MDRD)	0.20	0.05
Peripheral artery occlusive disease	0.29	0.00

The remaining significant predictors of skin autofluorescence are shown. Carotid artery disease, coronary artery disease, sex, BMI, hypertension and use of statin medication did not significantly influenced skin autofluorescence. Carotid artery disease and coronary artery disease both did not contribute significantly with, respectively a ß of 0.074 (P = 0.83) and 0.038 (P = 0.48)