Skip to main content

Table 3 Bivariate correlation analysis of plasma fibulin-1 in chronic kidney disease study participants in relation to clinical and biochemical variables (n = 32)

From: Plasma concentrations of extracellular matrix protein fibulin-1 are related to cardiovascular risk markers in chronic kidney disease and diabetes

Variable

r

p

Age

0.38

0.033

HbA1C*

0.80

0.003

P-Fibrinogen

0.39

0.027

P-IL6

0.25

0.174

P-CRP

0.24

0.195

S-Albumin

−0.30

0.102

P-Creatinine

0.35

0.049

P-Urea

0.51

0.004

eGFR†

−0.57

0.022

SBPaortic

0.19

0.302

DBPaortic

−0.41

0.019

PPaortic

0.44

0.011

Heart rate

−0.35

0.047

CAP

0.55

0.001

AIxaortic

0.47

0.007

AIx@75aortic

0.23

0.203

PWVaortic

0.26

0.166

  1. Abbreviations: HbA 1C glycated hemoglobin, IL6 interleukin 6, CRP C-reactive protein, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PP pulse pressure, CAP central augmentation pressure, AIx augmentation index, AIx@75 augmentation index at a heart rate of 75 beats/min, PWV pulse wave velocity.
  2. * n = 12,
  3. † n = 16, eGFR determination only in patients without hemodialysis therapy.
Back to article page

Cardiovascular Diabetology

ISSN: 1475-2840