Table 2.
Spearman’s correlation at baseline between GSM and other analyzed variables (n = 108).
| Coefficient | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.076 | 0.434 |
| BMI | 0.053 | 0.585 |
| Total cholesterol | −0.082 | 0.399 |
| HDL-C | 0.060 | 0.541 |
| LDL-C | −0.037 | 0.706 |
| Triglyceride | −0.109 | 0.262 |
| SBP | −0.072 | 0.459 |
| DBP | 0.028 | 0.776 |
| NASCET | −0.187 | 0.050 |
| Creatinine | 0.147 | 0.129 |
| eGFR | −0.075 | 0.441 |
| SUA | −0.439 | <0.0001 |
| SUA/SCr ratio | −0.497 | <0.0001 |
GSM: grayscale median; BMI: body mass index; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; NASCET: North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; SUA/SCr: serum uric acid/serum creatinine.