Table 3: Bivariate linear regression models to evaluate associations between biochemical markers of renal function with some demographic variables,

with kidney biomarkers and with blood lead levels.

 

β

P

95% CI

BUN levels

 

 

 

Anemia

-2.57

0.006

-4.42 - 0.724

Creatinine levels

13.91

0.000

9.79 - 18.02

Uric acid levels

0.694

0.004

0.225 - 1.164

Abnormal creatinine levels

 

 

 

Gender

-0.212

0.000

-0.260 - 0.165

BMI

-0.003

0.023

-0.006 - 0.0005

BUN levels

0.005

0.000

0.002 - 0.008

Uric acid levels

0.055

0.000

0.040 - 0.070

Abnormal uric acid levels

 

 

 

Gender

-0.175

0.000

-0.223 -0.127

Age (years)

-0.002

0.028

-0.005 -0.0002

BMI

0.003

0.018

0.0005 - 0.006

Years of work

0.003

0.049

0.007 - 0.101

Creatinine levels

0.364

0.000

0.226 - 0.502

BLL baseline sample

0.002

0.001

0.0009 - 0.003

Highest BLL

0.002

0.002

0.0007 - 0.003

eGFR

 

 

 

Baseline BLL

-0.005

0.000

-0.008 -0.003

Highest BLL

-0.005

0.000

-0.007 -0.003