Vascular Effects of Advanced Glycation End-Products: Content of Immunohistochemically Detected AGEs in Radial Artery Samples as a Predictor for Arterial Calcification and Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Predictors of AGE staining intensity in radial arteries in simple and multiple linear regressions.

	Simple regression		Multiple regression
			Beta ± SE
log(BMI)	0.27	0.047	0.16 ± 0.15	0.3
log(hsCRP)	0.29	0.045	0.22 ± 0.14	0.1
Fetuin-A	0.46	0.002	0.32 ± 0.15	0.045
log(PAI-1)	0.40	0.005	0.07 ± 0.16	0.7
log(DPPH scavenging)	0.36	0.014	0.22 ± 0.15	0.2
Whole model	—		= 0.32; = 0.013

: correlation coefficient, SE: standard error, and : coefficient of determination.