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. 2020 Feb 25;11:130. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00130

TABLE 3.

Determinants of MRA in patients with kidney failure treated with PD.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis


Coeff. 95% CI P-value Coeff. 95% CI P-value
Age—years –0.36 −0.46, −0.26 <0.001 –0.20 −0.34, −0.06 0.004
Female gender –4.86 −9.63, −0.08 0.05 –6.60 −10.20, −3.00 <0.001
Diabetes –6.68 −11.66, −1.70 0.009 3.14 −1.26,7.54 0.2
Charlson comorbidity index –2.09 −2.81, −1.36 <0.001 –0.69 −1.56,0.19 0.1
Visceral fat area—cm2 –0.05 −0.07, −0.03 <0.001 –0.05 −0.07, −0.02 <0.001
Serum albumin g/L 0.31 0.03,0.59 0.03 0.24 −0.02,0.50 0.07
Urine volume—mL 2.66×10−3 0.91×10,-34.42×10-3 0.003 2.23×10−3 0.33×10,-34.13×10-3 0.02
Time on dialysis
Year 1 1.00(ref.) 1.00(ref.)
Year 2 –1.84 −4.29,0.61 0.1 0.81 −1.24,2.85 0.4
Year 3 –4.32 −7.13, −1.51 0.003 0.22 −2.82,3.26 0.9
Year 4 –3.05 −6.08, −0.02 0.05 –0.27 −3.43,2.88 0.9
Constant 45.39 33.24,57.24 <0.001

Coeff., coefficient; CI, confidence interval.