Table 2 Association of clinical correlates with transthyretin levels

From: Determinants of transthyretin levels and their association with adverse clinical outcomes among UK Biobank participants

Correlates of TTR

Standardized regression coefficients

P value

Female sex

−0.100 (−0.107 to −0.09)

<0.001

Age (per 8.2 years)

0.000 (−0.002 to 0.003)

0.25

Body mass index (per 4.7 kg/m2)

0.010 (0.007 to 0.013)

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (per 10.2 mmHg)

0.008 (0.005 to 0.012)

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (per 18.5 mmHg)

0.012 (0.008 to 0.016)

<0.001

Total cholesterol (per 43.8 mg/dL)

0.032 (0.029 to 0.034)

<0.001

Log albumin (per 0.1 mg/dL)

0.061 (0.059 to 0.064)

<0.001

Log triglyceride (per 0.5 mg/dL)

0.066 (0.063 to 0.069)

<0.001

Log creatinine (per 0.2 mg/dL)

0.027 (0.024 to 0.030)

<0.001

Log hsCRP (per 1.1 mg/dL)

−0.060 (−0.063 to −0.057)

<0.001

  1. The p-value depicted was obtained from linear regression models.