Impact of Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment on Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Changes in Diabetic Type 2 and Nondiabetic Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Table 4

Independent predictors of ultrasound parameters in patients with DM type 2 after 12 months on peritoneal dialysis.

Dependent variable	Predictors	Unstandardized coefficients		Standardized coefficients	𝑡	𝑃
		𝐵	Standard error	Beta
IMT (mm) (𝑅^2=0.56)	NO	−0.5	0.1	−0.75	−4.8	<0.001
Plaque score	CaxP	0.9	0.27	0.5	3.2	0.005
(𝑅^2=0.77)	Ca	−2.3	11	−0.3	−2.1	0.048
EDV (cm/s)	NO	−41.2	10.7	−0.6	−3.8	0.001
(𝑅^2=0.81)	Et-1	21.1	9.2	0.36	2.3	0.03
PSV (cm/s); (𝑅^2=0.72)	NO	−83.2	12.4	−0.85	−6.7	0.001
CCA diameter (mm); (𝑅^2=0.78)	NO	−2.055	0.40	−0.8	−5.1	0.001
	RRF	0.114	0.03	0.53	4.1	<0.01
	CaxP	0.76	0.14	0.60	5.3	<0.01
	Ca	−1.7	0.7	−0.32	−2.5	<0.026

IMT: intima-media thickness; EDV: end-diastolic velocity; PSV: peak systolic velocity; CCA: common carotid artery.
NO: nitric oxide; Ca: calcium; P: phosphorous; Et-1: endothelin-1; RRF: residual renal function.