Importance of serum phosphate in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus

Table 4 Relation to serum glucose variables in our patients with diabetes mellitus (n = 29)

Variables in model	Beta	t	Sig.	Lower	Upper
Age (yr)	0.26	1.02	0.3	-1.06	3.1
Gender (male/female)	0.06	0.2	0.7	-30.5	39.8
BMI (kg/m2)	0.3	1.2	0.2	-1.6	6.5
Hypertension (yes/no)	-0.2	-1.3	0.19	-70.04	15.5
Smoking (yes/no)	0.33	1.4	0.15	-12.7	74.4
eGFR value (mL/min/1.73 m2)	- 0.06	-0.2	0.79	-1.1	0.86
ACR (mg/g)	0.4	2.2	0.03	0.003	0.09
Calcium (mg/dL)	0.2	1.1	0.2	-10.6	38.2
P (mg/dL)	-0.13	-0.6	0.5	-32.4	17.07

Dependent variable: serum glucose. DM: Diabetes mellitus; BMI: Body mass index; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACR: Albumin-to-creatinine ratio; P: Phosphate.