Association of Urinary Sodium Excretion with Vascular Damage: A Local Kidney Effect, Rather Than a Marker of Generalized Vascular Impairment
Table 3
Multiple linear regression models for factors predicting urinary sodium excretion 24h urine sodium (mmol/24h) (adjusted R square=0.168, R square=0.209, p<0.001).
Unstandardized
LB
UB
Standardized
p
coefficient
coefficient
Age (years)
0.003
-0.002
0.007
0.149
0.210
Sex (Male)
-0.055
-0.155
0.046
-0.112
0.285
BMI (Kg/m2)
0.010
-0.001
0.022
0.173
0.087
Night SBP (mmHg)
0.003
0.000
0.006
0.188
0.068
Dipping
0.003
-0.004
0.010
0.085
0.382
HDL, mg/dl
0.001
-0.003
0.004
0.043
0.626
GFR
0.000
-0.001
0.002
0.026
0.799
24h urine albumin (mg/24h)
0.119
0.033
0.204
0.235
0.007
AIx@75
-0.004
-0.007
0.000
-0.211
0.072
Capillaries (number/mm3)
0.000
-0.001
0.002
0.031
0.719
ΒMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, AIx: augmentation index, CI: confidence intervals, LB: lower boundary, and UB: upper boundary.