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. 2017 May 26;12(5):e0177499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177499

Table 3. Uni- and multivariate linear regression analysis of clinical and biochemical variables for higher AIP.

Univariate aMultivariate
β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P
Age (per year) 0.001 (-0.002, 0.001) 0.47 -0.001 (-0.002, 0.001) 0.14
Women (vs. men) 0.001 (-0.036, 0.036) 0.9 0.015 (-0.020, 0.050) 0.40
PD (vs. HD) 0.046 (0.010, 0.082) 0.01 0.057 (0.022, 0.093) 0.002
DM (vs. no) 0.053 (0.017, 0.088) 0.003 0.044 (0.008, 0.0794) 0.02
BMI (per kg/m2) 0.024 (0.019, 0.029) <0.001 0.024 (0.018, 0.029) <0.001
log hs-CRP (per mg/L) 0.022 (0.001, 0.043) 0.04 0.026 (0.004, 0.047) 0.02

aAdjusted for age, sex, dialysis modality, DM, BMI, and log hs-CRP levels

Abbreviations: AIP, atherogenic index of plasma; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; HD, hemodialysis; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; PD, peritoneal dialysis.