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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Nephrol. 2017 Apr 5;32(9):1565–1573. doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3658-8

Table II.

Linear Regression for the outcome of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

Full Model
R2 adjusted=0.28
Forward Stepwise Selection P=0.1 to enter model
R2 adjusted=0.38
Variables Beta Coefficient Estimate Standard Error p-value Beta Coefficient Estimate Standard Error p-value
Age -1.52 2.15 0.5
BMI -1.34 1.33 0.3
WBC -1.66 2.63 0.6 -2.34 1.36 0.09
ANC -0.001 0.003 0.6
Hemoglobin 2.09 5.21 0.7
Platelet -0.01 0.05 0.7
LDH -0.006 0.009 0.5
Uric Acid 9.97 6.26 0.15 13.48 4.76 0.008
Nocturnal Systolic Hypertension 21.1 8.06 0.02 17.62 4.77 0.001
Nocturnal Diastolic Hypertension -5.92 8.39 0.5
Microalbuminuria -6.2 7.30 0.5
SCA Modifying Therapy (vs. Transfusion)
 No SCA therapy -18.20 10.66 0.11
 Hydroxyurea 18.4 10.30 0.11

BMI= Body Mass Index, WBC= White Blood Cell Count, ANC= Absolute Neutrophil Count, LDH=Lactate Dehydrogenase, SBP= Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP= Diastolic Blood Pressure, SCA= Sickle Cell Anemia