Carnitine deficiency is associated with decreased exercise activity in hemodialysis patients

Table 4 Univariate and multiple stepwise regression analysis for the functional reach test

Variables	Univariate			Multiple stepwise regression
Variables	β	SE	P value	β	SE	P value
Age	− .139	.085	0.411
Sex	− .195	2.255	0.247
BMI	.032	.285	0.850
HD duration	.051	.017	0.763
Hemoglobin	.723	− .154	0.364
Serum albumin	− .101	4.725	0.558
AST	− .162	.149	0.925
ALT	.153	− .172	0.310
BUN	.335	.076	0.043
Serum Cr	.506	.417	0.001	.385	.132	< 0.001
Uric acid	.286	.696	0.086
Corrected Ca	− .059	1.885	0.728
Phosphate	.256	.831	0.127
Total chol	.124	.038	0.464
HDL-chol	.124	.084	0.463
LDL-chol	.226	.052	0.179
Triglycerides	− .201	.012	0.232
CRP	.090	3.899	0.597
Whole PTH	.020	.012	0.234
NT-pro BNP	−.240	.000	0.152
Free carnitine	.496	.136	0.002	.369	.132	< 0.001
Kt/V	− .222	3.187	0.187

β standardized regression coefficients, SE standard error. r² = 0.246
BMI body mass index, HD hemodialysis, ALT alanine amino transferase, AST aspartate transaminase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, Ca calcium, Total chol total cholesterol, HDL-chol high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-chol low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, CRP C-reactive protein, Whole PTH whole parathyroid hormone, NT-pro BNP N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide

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