Research Article

Haptoglobin Genotype and Risk Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Differences in SDNN, SDANN, and high-sensitive C-reactive protein between patients with haptoglobin genotype 2-2 compared to patients with haptoglobin genotypes 1-1 and 2-1.

Difference between haptoglobin 2-2 and haptoglobins 1-1 and 2-1 (95% CI) value

SDNN
 Crude*−26.2 (−48; −4)0.02
 Adjusted**−31.7 (−53; −10)0.005
SDANN
 Crude*−22.7 (−44; −1)0.04
 Adjusted**−27.4 (−48; −7)0.01
High-sensitive C-reactive protein
 Crude*2.7 (2; 5)0.002
 Adjusted***2.7 (1; 5)0.003

Difference presented as regression coefficient and 95%CI. Haptoglobin genotypes 1-1 and 2-1 are the reference level.
*Univariate linear regression analysis.
**Multivariate linear regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, heart rate, creatinine clearance, and beta-blocker treatment.
***Multivariate linear regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, and smoking status.