Best fitting regression models for renal outcomes from Thun et al (1989)23
| β | SE | F | p Value | R2 | |
| β-2-microglobulin (log μg/g creatinine): | |||||
| Intercept | 2.323 | — | — | — | |
| Dose (×10-4) | 4.195 | 0.498 | 71.1 | <0.0001 | 0.50 |
| Retinol binding protein (log μg/g creatinine): | |||||
| Intercept | 1.457 | ||||
| Dose (×10-4) | 3.657 | 0.6633 | 55.6 | <0.0001 | 0.45 |
| Age (y) | 0.010 | 0.005 | 4.2 | 0.044 | 0.03 |
| Serum creatinine (log mg/dl): | |||||
| Intercept | 0.008 | ||||
| Dose (x 10-4) | 0.414 | 0.094 | 21.9 | 0.0001 | 0.23 |
| Prostatic disease | 0.050 | 0.029 | 2.9 | 0.09 | 0.03 |