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Table 3 Results of multivariate regression analysis performed for identifying significant covariates of blood ammonia concentrations

From: Association between the blood concentrations of ammonia and carnitine/amino acid of schizophrenic patients treated with valproic acid

constituent

Unit

Total (n = 37)

Estimate

F value

p value

Dose of VPA

mg/day

0

0.53

0.49

VPA concentration

μg/mL

0

1.13

0.32

Free Carnitine

μmol/L

0

0.14

0.72

Acyl-Carnitine

μmol/L

0

0.07

0.80

Cysteine

nmol/mL

0.26

6.01

0.04*

Ethanolamine

nmol/mL

−5.45

21.03

<0.01*

Glutamate

nmol/mL

0.15

34.07

<0.01*

Valine

nmol/mL

0.09

14.46

<0.01*

α-amino-n-butyric acid

nmol/mL

−0.49

19.79

<0.01*

3-metyl-Histidine

nmol/mL

−1.57

20.63

<0.01*

  1. VPA: valproic acid
  2. *: p < 0.05
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BioPsychoSocial Medicine

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