Research Article

Accumulation of Scandium in Plasma in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Table 5

Significant odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals, for plasma Sc by the anthropometric, biochemical, and haematological variables studied.

Plasma Sc 
OR (95% CI)

Age
 ≤50 years1.00
 >50 years4.38 (1.50–12.90)a
RBC
 >4 (women) >4.5 (men) ( 106/ L)1.00
 <4 (women) <4.5 (men) ( 106/ L)4.76 (1.19–19.04)a
Haemoglobin
 >12 (women) >13 (men) (mg/dL)1.00
 <12 (women) <13 (men) (mg/dL)13.13 (2.33–74.02)a
Haematocrit
 >36 (women) >40 (men) (%)1.00
 <36 (women) <40 (men) (%)13.43 (2.58–70.07)a

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