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. 2021 Sep 28;8:745006. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.745006

Table 1.

Univariable linear regression of the renal function.

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m 2 )
B p-values
Demographic characteristics
Female (ref: male) 2.64 ***
Age (year) −1.07 ***
Race (ref: Mexican American)
Other Hispanic −6.86 ***
Non-Hispanic white −15.36 ***
Non-Hispanic black −4.24 **
Other Race—including multi-racial −5.43 ***
Weight (kg) −0.21 ***
Height (cm) −0.20 ***
BMI (kg/m 2 ) −0.64 ***
Marital status (ref: Married or living with partner)
Never married 12.55 ***
Widowed, divorced, or separated −11.51 ***
Renal function
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) −7.76 ***
Creatinine, refrigerated serum (umol/L) −0.40 ***
Uric acid (umol/L) −0.10 ***
Albumin creatinine ratio (mg/g) −0.01 ***
Metabolites of nicotine
Serum cotinine (ng/mL) −0.02 ***
Serum hydrocotinine (ng/mL) −0.05 ***
Sleep quality
Sleep duration on weekdays (h) −0.11 0.60
How often do you snore? (ref: never)
Rarely−1–2 nights a week −2.51 *
Occasionally−3–4 nights a week −7.91 ***
Frequently−5 or more nights a week −8.60 ***
How often do you snort or stop breathing (ref: never)
Rarely−1–2 nights a week −2.66 *
Occasionally−3–4 nights a week −6.78 ***
Frequently−5 or more nights a week −10.90 ***
Smoking status
Age started smoking cigarettes regularly −0.23 **
Do you now smoke cigarettes? (ref: Every day)
Some days 0.93 0.63
Not at all −12.41 ***
How soon after waking do you smoke (ref: Within 5 min)
6 ~ 30 min −4.95 *
≥30 min −1.81 0.40
# days smoked cigarettes during past 30 days −0.42 ***
Average # cigarettes/day during past 30 days −0.21 *
Tried to quit smoking 0.78 0.60
Comorbidities
High blood pressure −21.40 ***
High cholesterol −17.85 ***
Diabetes (ref: Yes)
No 22.64 ***
Borderline 10.27 ***
Failing kidneys −37.57 ***
Anemia −7.14 ***
Congestive heart failure −28.80 ***
Coronary heart disease −23.38 ***
Stroke −21.78 ***
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease −16.74 ***
Malignancy −20.38 ***
*

p < 0.05,

**

p < 0.01,

***

p < 0.001. Ref, reference group.