Table 4.
Predictors of 1-SD of sclerostin level based on output from multivariate linear regression analysis
| Variable | N = 100 Adjusted r2 = 0.27 |
|
|---|---|---|
| β | P value | |
| 1-SD of age (yr) | 0.29 | 0.007 |
| Gender, male versus female | 0.27 | 0.12 |
| ADPKD versus no ADPKD | 0.51 | 0.03 |
| Diabetes versus no diabetes | −0.05 | 0.82 |
| 1-SD of BMI, kg/m2 | 0.03 | 0.73 |
| 1-SD of 1,25 (OH)2 D vitamin, ng/l | −0.07 | 0.42 |
| 1-SD phosphate, mmol/l | 0.21 | 0.03 |
| 1-SD of PTH, ng/l | −0.29 | 0.002 |
| 1-SD of intact calcium, mmol/l | 0.06 | 0.51 |
| 1-SD of dialysis vintage, yr | 0.02 | 0.79 |
Significant differences are indicated in bold.
ADPKD, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; BMI, body mass index; PTH, intact parathyroid hormone; 1-SD, 1-standard deviation.