Table 4.
Factors associated with the vascular calcification score (VCS) and pulse pressure (PP).
| Independent Variable | VCS | PP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | OR (95% CI) | p Value | β | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Age | 0.008 | 1.008 (0.962–1.057) | 0.731 | –0.001 | 0.999 (0.948–1.052) | 0.969 |
| eGFR | –0.085 | 0.919 (0.885–0.954) | <0.0001 | –0.086 | 0.917 (0.877–0.959) | <0.0001 |
| P | 1.885 | 6.585 (2.468–17.570) | <0.0001 | 1.486 | 4.420 (1.822–10.725) | 0.001 |
| Ca | 0.508 | 1.663 (0.796–3.471) | 0.176 | 0.617 | 1.853 (0.795–4.322) | 0.153 |
| CaxP | 0.104 | 1.110 (1.019–1.209) | 0.016 | 0.096 | 1.101 (1.006–1.205) | 0.037 |
| PTH | 0 | 1 (0.996–1.003) | 0.778 | 0.001 | 1.001 (0.997–1.004) | 0.696 |
| FGF-23 | 0.014 | 1.014 (1.007–1.022) | <0.0001 | 0.015 | 1.015 (1.008–1.022) | <0.0001 |
| α-Klotho | –0.007 | 0.093 (0.080–0.297) | <0.0001 | –0.067 | 0.784 (0.403–0.889) | 0.035 |
| IL-6 | 0.088 | 1.192 (1.062–1.238) | 0.042 | 0.1214 | 1.132 (1.093–1.291) | 0.043 |
| GRP | –5.203 | 0.550 (0.167–0.768) | <0.0001 | –5.232 | 0.105 (0.095–0.378) | <0.0001 |
Univariate logistic regression analysis. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; P, phosphate; Ca, calcium; CaxP, calcium (x) phosphate; PTH, parathyroid hormone; FGF-23, fibroblast growth factor 23; IL-6, interleukin 6; GRP, Gla-rich protein; VCS, vascular calcification score; PP, pulse pressure.