Table 5

Factors that affect the concentration of urinary 8-OHdG using multiple linear regression (n=67)

Variables8-OHdG 
 (nM)
 β (SE)p value8-OHdG 
 (pmol/kg/day)
 β (SE)p value
*Low urinary Cr: <1.13 μg/g cre. Moderate urinary Cr: 1.13–6.41 μg/g cre. High urinary Cr: >6.41 μg/g cre.
Gender (female = 0)27.0 (15.2)0.08031125.0 (699.9)0.1167
Age (<27 years = 0)−0.16 (0.64)0.8047−16.5 (30.0)0.5654
Smoking (yes = 0)−15.5 (16.5)0.354033.3 (758.4)0.9643
Alcohol (never = 0)93.2 (22.9)0.00034650.0 (1058.4)0.0001
Common cold (no = 0)40.9 (17.4)0.02461153.2 (803.4)0.1591
Urinary Cr concentration*
    Moderate (low = 0)−9.3 (13.5)0.4973−116.7 (153.3)0.4632
    High (low = 0)86.5 (22.5)0.0004774.9 (258.3)0.0046
R20.60970.00010.60420.0001