Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analysis between crystalline CaPi amounts and serum parameters in the hemodialysis patients. Significant values are in bold.
| Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | P-value | β | P-value | |
| Age | − 0.2163 | 0.0034 | − 0.8821 | 0.2422 |
| BMI | − 0.0202 | 0.7949 | – | – |
| Duration of dialysis | 0.0835 | 0.2639 | – | – |
| Hemoglobin | − 0.0383 | 0.6035 | – | – |
| Creatinine | 0.0996 | 0.1835 | – | – |
| Albumin | 0.1626 | 0.0288 | 0.0051 | 0.4999 |
| Calcium | 0.2027 | 0.0062 | 0.1470 | 0.1110 |
| Phosphate | 0.3532 | < 0.0001 | 0.2863 | 0.0002 |
| Intact PTH | 0.0112 | 0.8818 | – | – |
| BAP | − 0.1750 | 0.0198 | − 0.0436 | 0.5616 |
| TRACP-5b | − 0.1149 | 0.1236 | – | – |
| TSAT | − 0.1082 | 0.1517 | – | – |
| FGF21 | − 0.1249 | 0.5098 | – | – |
| CRP | − 0.1384 | 0.0639 | – | – |
BMI body mass index, PTH parathyroid hormone, BAP bone specific alkaline phosphatase, TRACP-5b tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-5b, TSAT transferrin saturation, CRP C-reactive protein.