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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Dis. 2015 Spring;25(2):117–122.

Table 3.

Biomarkers of renal functioning and corresponding parameter estimates for independent and control variables

Independent Variables β t P
eGFR
Beck Depression Inventory .03 .42 .68
Perceived Stress Scale Total .03 .40 .68
Cook Medley Scale Total –.02 –.28 .78
Age –.45 –8.04 .000a
Sex .12 2.09 .04b
Education –.00 –.07 .94
Body mass index .69 12.74 .000a
F P
2.27 .14
Urine albumin
Beck Depression Inventory .03 .29 .78
Perceived Stress Scale Total .06 .59 .56
Cook Medley Scale Total .03 27 .80
Age .15 1.56 .12
Sex .06 .52 .54
Education –.01 –.15 .89
Body mass index .24 2.65 .01b
F P
1.65 .20
Systolic blood pressure
Beck Depression Inventory –.02 –.22 .82
Perceived Stress Scale Total .12 1.20 .23
Cook Medley Scale Total –.06 –.67 .50
Age .26 2.93 .00b
Sex .22 2.57 .01b
Education –.11 –1.26 .21
Body mass index .27 3.18 .00b
F P
13.25 .000a
a

P<.001.

b

P<.05.