Uric acid is a strong independent predictor of renal dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Table 2 Multivariate analysis

Model 1
	Coefficient β	Standard error (β)	P value
Uric acid	-0.450	0.011	< 0.001
Age	-0.410	0.082	< 0.001
Female gender	-0.175	0.025	0.003
Total cholesterol	-0.122	0.031	0.025
Triglycerides	-0.019	0.016	NS
Systolic blood pressure	-0.043	0.041	NS
Body mass index	-0.044	0.043	NS
Rheumatoid arthritis duration	-0.028	0.021	NS

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