Plasma and Urinary Levels of Nerve Growth Factor Are Elevated in Primary Hypertension
Table 3
Multiple regression analysis adjusted for age and gender.
Dependent variable
B
95% confidence interval
value
R2
Lower bound
Upper bound
Log [plasma nerve growth factor] (pg/mL)
0.366
0.443
1.418
<0.001
0.293
Log [urinary nerve growth factor] (ng/g of Cr)
0.198
0.061
0.516
0.013
0.053
Log [plasma noradrenaline ] (pg/mL)
0.067
−0.084
0.205
0.411
0.089
Log [urinary noradrenaline] (μg/g of Cr)
0.145
0.03
0.310
0.046
0.188
Log [plasma adrenaline] (pg/mL)
0.180
0.026
0.465
0.029
0.066
Log [urinary adrenaline] (μg/g of Cr)]
0.188
0.046
0.448
0.017
0.086
eGFR indicates estimated glomerular filtration rate. β means the standardized partial regression coefficient (β) for groups (hypertension = 1, normotension = 0) in multiple regression analysis using plasma and urinary levels of NGF and those of catecholamines as the dependent variables and age and gender as covariates.
