Table 5.
Multiple regression analyses of factors affecting VCS, m-CIMT, and fetuin-A levels.
| Dependent | Independent | Beta | P |
| VCS | Fetuin-A | –0.283 | <0.001 |
| Albumin | –0.155 | 0.01 | |
| m-CIMT | 0.216 | 0.001 | |
| Removed variables | Ca × P, age, creatinine, BMI,hs-CRP, hemoglobin, iPTH | ||
| m-CIMT | Fetuin-A | –0.236 | <0.001 |
| VCS | 0.203 | 0.001 | |
| Age | 0.175 | 0.003 | |
| Hemoglobin | –0.192 | 0.002 | |
| Removed variables | BMI, hs-CRP, LDL-C,creatinine, Ca × P, albumin | ||
| Fetuin-A | m-CIMT | –0.097 | 0.013 |
| VCS | –0.125 | 0.002 | |
| Creatinine | –0.725 | <0.001 | |
| Albumin | 0.151 | <0.001 | |
| Removed variables | Hemoglobin, iPTH, Ca × P,hsCRP, BMI |
m-CIMT: mean carotid intima-media thickness, VCS: vascular calcification score, BMI: body mass index, Ca × P: calcium–phosphorus product, iPTH: intact Parathormone, Hs-CRP: highly sensitive CRP.