Research Article

Serum Carnosinase-1 and Albuminuria Rather than the CNDP1 Genotype Correlate with Urinary Carnosinase-1 in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Summary of univariate and multivariate regression analyses predicting urinary CN-1 concentrations in T2DM and nondiabetic CKD patients ().

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
VariableCoefficient ()95% CI valueCoefficient ()95% CI value

Age (years)-0.007-0.0140.0010.0920.002-0.0050.0100.56
Male sex0.17-0.080.420.180.14-0.0440.330.13
Nondiabetic kidney disease0.075-0.2080.360.60
On renal replacement therapy-0.095-0.340.150.43
CNDP1 (CTG)5 homozygosity-0.500-0.430.080.17-0.033-0.230.160.74
Log (serum CN-1)0.195-0.0120.400.0650.210.0530.360.009
Log (ACR)0.470.370.57<0.00010.480.370.60<0.0001
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)-0.009-0.009-0.00040.0320.001-0.0030.0050.66

Univariate and multivariate regression models with log-transformed urinary CN-1 as the dependent variable. Goodness of fit of the multivariate regression full model: adjusted ; .