Sex differences in uric acid levels in kidney transplant recipients and their donors: a preliminary retrospective cross-sectional study

Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis models for serum UA levels in donors and recipients

		SE	95% CI	P value	r²
Pre-transplant donors					0.44
Sex (female)	− 0.51	0.168	− 1.039–− 0.362	< 0.001*
eGFR	− 0.17	0.013	− 0.043–0.008	0.17
BMI	0.27	0.046	0.006–0.191	0.04*
Post-transplant donors					0.52
Sex (female)	− 0.53	0.163	− 1.088–− 0.429	< 0.001*
eGFR	− 0.39	0.020	− 0.113–− 0.031	0.001*
BMI	0.25	0.044	0.006–0.186	0.02*
Post-transplant recipients					0.26
Sex (if female)	− 0.08	0.180	− 0.473–0.253	0.54
eGFR	− 0.45	0.009	− 0.050–− 0.012	0.002*
BMI	0.15	0.047	− 0.044–0.147	0.28

UA, uric acid; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; BMI, body mass index; SE, standard error; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
*P < 0.05 denotes statistical significance

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