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Table 3 Association of demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters with serum phosphate levels in the combined dataset

From: Clinical and laboratory features associated with serum phosphate concentrations in malaria and other febrile illnesses

Variable

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Estimate

Std. Error

t value

P

Estimate

Std. Error

t value

P

Sex: male

− 0.028

0.03

− 0.96

0.34

    

Ethnicity: Asian

− 0.019

0.031

− 0.6

0.55

    

Ethnicity: Caucasian

− 0.029

0.04

− 0.71

0.48

    

log10(age (years))

0.015

0.086

0.17

0.87

    

Temperature (°C)

− 0.11

0.012

− 9.2

< 2 × 10−16

− 0.082

0.011

− 7.2

1.9 × 10−12

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

− 0.0098

0.0068

− 1.4

0.154

    

log10(White cell count (× 109/L))

− 0.016

0.078

− 0.2

0.841

    

log10(Platelet count (× 109/L))

0.28

0.044

6.3

5.4 × 10−10

0.15

0.043

3.4

0.00082

Corrected Calcium (mmol/L)

0.34

0.11

3

0.0032

    

Sodium (mmol/L)

0.026

0.0035

7.3

1.0 × 10−12

0.017

0.0035

4.9

1.4 × 10−6

Potassium (mmol/L)

0.17

0.033

5.1

4.8 × 10−7

0.12

0.031

3.85

0.000129

log10(Creatinine mmol/L)

− 0.26

0.13

− 2

0.043

    

Malaria: yes

− 0.004

0.04

− 0.099

0.921

    
  1. Variables with a significant association (P < 0.05) in the univariable analysis entered the model selection in the multivariable analysis. Results are only shown for those variables which were significant in the final multivariable model. Std. Error standard error. n = 633