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. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e71089. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071089

Table 3. Associations of retinal vascular calibers with biochemical parameters.

Retinal Arteriolar Caliber (microns) Retinal Venular Caliber (microns)
Risk Factors Unit Change β ± SE Pr > |t| β ± SE Pr > |t|
Model 1 * logeCRP Per 0.1 log 0.14±0.09 0.04 0.14 0.58±0.12 0.13 0.0001
Orosomucoid Per 0.2 g/l 0.11±0.4 0.008 0.78 1.28±0.5 0.06 0.02
SOD- 2 Per 0.3 UM −0.86±0.5 −0.05 0.07 0.84±0.6 0.04 0.16
GPx-3 Activity Per 200 UM 1.33±0.4 0.09 0.0008 0.74±0.5 0.04 0.15
Model 2 logeCRP Per 0.1 log 0.18±0.1 0.05 0.07 0.51±0.1 0.12 0.0001
Orosomucoid Per 0.2 g/l 0.10±0.4 0.007 0.85 1.26±0.4 0.06 0.01
SOD- 2 Per 0.3 UM −0.74±0.4 −0.04 0.09 0.70±0.7 0.05 0.22
GPx-3 Activity Per 200 UM 1.20±0.4 0.08 0.003 0.61±0.5 0.03 0.23
Model 3 § logeCRP Per 0.1 log 0.17±0.2 0.05 0.08 0.54±0.1 0.12 0.0001
Orosomucoid Per 0.2 g/l 0.10±0.4 0.007 0.85 1.34±0.6 0.07 0.01
SOD- 2 Per 0.3 UM −0.63±0.4 −0.03 0.12 0.59±0.8 0.04 0.35
GPx-3 Activity Per 200 UM 1.08±0.4 0.08 0.01 0.79±0.6 0.04 0.15

Abbreviations: logeCRP, logarithmic of high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein; SOD- 2, superoxide dismutase 2; GPx-3, glutathione peroxidase activity; β, regression coefficient estimated by multivariate linear regression, SE β; standard error β; , standardized regression coefficient (computed by multiplying the original estimates by the sample standard deviation of the regressor and divising by the sample standard deviation of the retinal vascular caliber).

*

Model 1: gender-adjusted association of retinal vascular caliber.

Model 2: Multivariate association of retinal vascular caliber adjusted for age (years), gender (male vs. female), hypertension status (hypertensive vs. normotensive), current smoking status (current vs. never/past), body mass index (kg/m2), high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/l), estimated glomerular filtration rate (Modification of the Diet in Renal Disease, ml/min/1.73 m2), and logarithmic of high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein for SOD-2 and GPX-3, and GPX-3 for logeCRP and Orosomucoid.

§

Model 3 : model 2 after exclusion of 138 diabetic subjects.