TABLE 3.
Stepwise multivariate linear regression analysis of UACR before and after stratification of hypertension, age, sex, and HCY
N | Variables | B | SE | β | t | p value | |
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All patients | 1169 | LDH | 1.222 | 0.526 | 0.071 | 2.323 | .020 |
Normotensives | 367 | GGT | 0.099 | 0.035 | 0.157 | 2.858 | .005 |
sex | 5.824 | 1.957 | 0.162 | 2.976 | .003 | ||
SBP | 0.240 | 0.094 | 0.137 | 2.539 | .012 | ||
Hypertensives | 802 | LDH | 1.848 | 0.799 | 0.085 | 2.314 | .021 |
Age <65 years | 547 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Age ≥65 years | 255 | LDH | 3.756 | 1.414 | 0.174 | 2.656 | .008 |
Male | 497 | LDH | 2.783 | 0.793 | 0.161 | 3.512 | <.001 |
Female | 305 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
HCY <15μmol/L | 702 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
HCY ≥15μmol/L | 100 | LDH | 7.991 | 2.203 | 0.402 | 3.628 | <.001 |
WBC | 106.790 | 57.384 | 0.180 | 1.861 | .066 | ||
LDL‐C | 219.851 | 81.002 | 0.259 | 2.714 | .008 | ||
WC | 17.402 | 7.861 | 0.202 | 2.214 | .030 | ||
AST | −26.329 | 11.493 | −0.250 | −2.291 | .024 |
Sex: male = 1, female = 2.
Abbreviations: AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; HCY, Homocysteine; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; UACR, urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio; WBC, white blood cell counts; WC, waist circumference.