Research Article
Association of Serum Magnesium Levels with Frequency of Acute Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Study
Table 2
Linear regression analysis showing factors affecting frequency of COPD-AE.
| | Standardized coefficients (Beta) | | value |
| Predicted FEV1% | −0.227 | −2.590 | | Serum creatinine | 0.050 | 0.499 | 0.619 | Serum uric acid | −0.040 | −0.392 | 0.696 | Serum protein | 0.005 | 0.032 | 0.975 | Serum globulin | −0.250 | −2.839 | | Serum magnesium | 0.431 | 4.929 | | Platelet count | 0.119 | 1.329 | 0.188 |
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Statistically significant.
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