Table 5.
Factors associated with the acyl carnitine/free carnitine ratio in patients undergoing PD with carnitine deficiency (n = 56).
| Variables | Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | p Value | β | p Value | |
| Age | −0.143 | 0.29 | ||
| Sex male | −0.095 | 0.49 | ||
| Body mass index | 0.045 | 0.74 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.019 | 0.89 | ||
| Liver disease | 0.100 | 0.47 | ||
| Heart disease | 0.151 | 0.26 | ||
| PD period | 0.294 | 0.03 | 0.213 | 0.11 |
| Hemodialysis combination | 0.102 | 0.46 | ||
| PD modality: CAPD | 0.143 | 0.28 | ||
| PD modality: APD (NIPD) | 0.179 | 0.17 | ||
| PD modality: APD (CCPD) | −0.014 | 0.91 | ||
| White blood cells | 0.182 | 0.18 | ||
| Red blood cells | −0.101 | 0.46 | ||
| Hemoglobin | −0.187 | 0.17 | ||
| Platelets | 0.192 | 0.16 | ||
| Total protein | 0.080 | 0.56 | ||
| Albumin | −0.006 | 0.96 | ||
| Blood urea nitrogen | 0.101 | 0.46 | ||
| Creatinine | 0.254 | 0.06 | ||
| C-reactive protein | 0.130 | 0.34 | ||
| Uric acid | 0.234 | 0.08 | ||
| Sodium | −0.125 | 0.36 | ||
| Potassium | 0.144 | 0.29 | ||
| Chloride | −0.151 | 0.27 | ||
| Corrected calcium | 0.136 | 0.32 | ||
| Phosphorus | −0.013 | 0.92 | ||
| Magnesium | 0.072 | 0.60 | ||
| Zinc | 0.164 | 0.23 | ||
| Copper | 0.091 | 0.50 | ||
| Iron | −0.164 | 0.23 | ||
| Ferritin | 0.236 | 0.08 | ||
| Transferrin saturation | −0.185 | 0.17 | ||
| Vitamin B12 | −0.352 | 0.13 | ||
| Folate | 0.111 | 0.65 | ||
| Blood glucose | −0.085 | 0.53 | ||
| HbA1c | −0.143 | 0.29 | ||
| Total cholesterol | 0.071 | 0.60 | ||
| HDL cholesterol | 0.051 | 0.71 | ||
| LDL cholesterol | 0.125 | 0.36 | ||
| Triglycerides | −0.133 | 0.33 | ||
| Intact PTH | −0.061 | 0.66 | ||
| ERI | 0.343 | <0.01 | 0.283 | 0.04 |
| Total Kt/V urea | −0.084 | 0.54 | ||
| Peritoneal Kt/V urea | 0.153 | 0.26 | ||
| Renal Kt/V urea | −0.106 | 0.43 | ||
| D/P urea | 0.111 | 0.42 | ||
| Ejection fraction | −0.062 | 0.65 | ||
PD: peritoneal dialysis; CAPD: continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; APD: automated peritoneal dialysis; NIPD: nocturnal intermittent peritoneal dialysis; CCPD: continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; PTH: parathormone; ERI: erythropoietin resistance index; D/P Cre: 4-h dialysate/plasma creatinine.