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Table 2 GDF-15 linear regression analysis in males

From: Role of GDF-15, YKL-40 and MMP 9 in patients with end-stage kidney disease: focus on sex-specific associations with vascular outcomes and all-cause mortality

 

Estimate

Standard error

p-value

Vascular calcification

 Model 1

  lnCAC score

0.285

0.131

0.034

 Model 2

  lnCAC score

0.286

0.125

0.026

Inflammatory biomarkers

 Model 1

  IL-6

0.199

0.076

0.011

  hsCRP

− 0.020

0.061

0.747

  TNF-alfa

− 0.029

0.044

0.504

 Model 2

  IL-6

0.167

0.080

0.040

  hsCRP

− 0.028

0.061

0.654

  TNF-alfa

− 0.019

0.044

0.675

  1. Bold signifies statistical significance p < 0.05
  2. Model 1: adjusted for age, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, kidney function
  3. Model 2: Model 1 + adjusted for mortality
  4. lnCAC logarithmic coronary artery calcification, expressed as ln(CAC + 1), hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, IL-6 interleukin 6, TNF tumour necrosis factor
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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