Table 4 Univariate and multivariate linear regression to predict percentage (%) of abdominal aorta calcification.

From: The association between heart rhythm complexity and the severity of abdominal aorta calcification in peritoneal dialysis patients

Abnormal aorta calcification

Univariate linear regression

Multivariate linear regression

 

β (95% C.I)

p value

β (95% C.I)

p value

Age

0.557 (0.335~0.778)

<0.001

0.293 (0.057~0.529)

0.015

Sex

0.424 (−5.650~6.498)

0.890

  

DM

9.537 (2.298~16.776)

0.010

  

HTN

4.854 (−3.572~13.280)

0.256

  

Glucose, mg/dL

0.193 (0.111~0.276)

<0.001

  

HbA1c, %

8.110 (5.047~11.173)

<0.001

4.744 (1.640~7.847)

0.003

PD KT/V

4.508 (−3.821~12.838)

0.286

  

Creatinine, mg/dL

−1.484 (−2.585~−0.384)

0.009

  

Ca, mg/dL

−2.264 (−5.460~0.933)

0.164

  

P, mg/dL

−0.755 (−3.256~1.745)

0.551

  

TG, mg/dL

−0.032 (−0.099~0.034)

0.336

  

T-Chol, mg/dL

0.011 (−0.007~0.028)

0.240

  

LDL, mg/dL

−0.001 (−0.08~0.077)

0.970

  

HDL, mg/dL

−0.241 (−0.502~0.019)

0.069

  

CRP, mg/dL

0.249 (−1.201~1.700)

0.734

  

LVEF, %

−0.339 (−0.602~−0.077)

0.012

  

Mean RR

0.011 (−0.011~0.033)

0.320

  

SDRR

−0.153 (−0.291~−0.015)

0.030

  

pNN50

0.119 (−0.219~0.458)

0.486

  

pNN20

−0.039 (−0.231~0.154)

0.693

  

VLF

−0.008 (−0.012~−0.004)

<0.001

  

LF

−0.01 (−0.021~0.001)

0.081

  

HF

0.006 (−0.010~0.022)

0.481

  

LF/HF ratio

−0.982 (−1.758~−0.206)

0.013

1.111 (0.161~2.060)

0.022

DFAα1

−28.305 (−37.519~−19.091)

<0.001

−31.189 (−44.829~-17.550)

<0.001

DFAα2

−6.613 (−27.159~13.933)

0.525

  

Slope 1–5

−84.854 (−128.136~−41.572)

<0.001

  

Scale 5

−13.554 (−22.788~−4.32)

0.004

  

Area 1–5

−1.816 (−3.852~0.220)

0.08

  

Area 6–20

−1.116 (−1.777~−0.455)

0.001

  
  1. Adjusted R2:0.346. PD = peritoneal dialysis; TG = triglycerides; T-Chol = total cholesterol; LDL = Low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; CRP = C-reactive protein; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; SDNN = standard deviation of normal RR intervals; pNN20 = percentage of the absolute change in consecutive normal RR interval exceeds 20 ms; pNN50 = percentage of the absolute change in consecutive normal RR interval exceeds 50 ms; VLF = very low frequency; LF = low frequency; HF = high frequency; DFA = detrended fluctuation analyses.