Transforming Growth Factor-β Protects against Inflammation-Related Atherosclerosis in South African CKD Patients
Table 4
Multiple logistic regression analysis of risk factors for atherosclerosis in CKD patients.
Variables
Β
Standard error of β
Odds ratio
95% Confidence interval
P value
Age
0.053
0.026
1.054
1.003 – 1.109
0.039
Smoking
0.961
0.775
2.615
0.573 – 11.939
0.215
MABP
− 0.005
0.011
0.995
0.974 – 1.017
0.678
HDL
− 0.436
0.564
0.647
0.214 –1.953
0.440
LDL
0.392
0.269
1.480
0.874 – 2.507
0.144
TG
0.579
0.371
1.784
0.862 – 3.690
0.119
Hs-CRP
– 0.505
0.356
0.604
0.300 – 1.213
0.156
Serum Creatinine
0.000
0.001
1.000
0.998 – 1.001
0.468
TGF-β1
0.000
0.000
1.000
1.000 – 1.000
0.046
TGF-β2
– 0.004
0.001
0.996
0.994 – 0.999
0.018
TGF-β3
– 0.008
0.004
0.992
0.985 – 0.999
0.029
HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein, TG, triglycerides; Hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; TGF, transforming growth factor.
