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. 2014 Dec 5;9(12):e114309. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114309

Table 3. Independent predictors of pulse pressure.

Beta (95% CI) p Standardized beta
HbSS patients
Model 1 (n = 387)
Reticulocytes*, % 2.07 (0.1–4.0) 0.04 0.11
TRV, m/sec 13.03 (5.2–20.9) 0.001 0.17
Hemoglobin oxygen saturation −0.42 (–0.79–0.05) 0.03 −0.12
Creatinine* 2.88 (0.19–5.58) 0.04 0.11
Proteinuria 2.58 (0.20–4.97) 0.03 0.11
Model 2 (n = 352)
Hemolytic component 1.37 (0.4–2.3) 0.006 0.16
TRV, m/sec 10.04 (1.7–18.4) 0.02 0.13
Hemoglobin oxygen saturation −0.34 (−0.7–0.05) 0.09 −0.10
Creatinine* 3.34 (0.6–6.1) 0.02 0.13
Proteinuria 2.57 (0.08–5.0) 0.04 0.11
Model 3 (n = 281)
Reticulocytes*, % 2.42 (0.3–4.6) 0.03 0.13
Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio* 0.64 (0.01–1.3) 0.05 0.12
Creatinine* 3.22 (0.2–6.2) 0.03 0.13
Model 4 (n = 263)
Hemolytic component 1.50 (0.4–2.6) 0.006 0.17
Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio* 0.56 (−0.1–1.2) 0.09 0.11
Creatinine* 4.00 (0.8–7.2) 0.01 0.16
HbSC patients
Model 1 (n = 140)
Creatinine* 9.65 (3.0–16.3) 0.005 0.23
Ferritin* 2.66 (0.7–4.6) 0.008 0.22
Model 2 (n = 138)
eGFR −0.08 (−0.14, −0.02) 0.01 −0.21
Ferritin* 2.63 (0.7−4.6) 0.009 0.22

*transformed using the natural log function.