Table 4.

The correlation between age and other variables.

Age, Years	Variable	n	R	p
	Weight, kg	253	−0.29	<0.001
	Height, cm	253	−0.20	<0.01
	BMI, kg/m2	253	−0.20	<0.01
	TSH (µIU/L)	243	−0.01	0.88
	Serum glucose, mg/dL	252	−0.14	0.02
	Serum sodium, mmol/L	253	−0.08	0.18
	Serum potassium, mmol/L	253	−0.09	0.14
	Total cholesterol, mg/dL	253	−0.14	0.02
	HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	253	0.01	0.87
	LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	253	−0.13	0.03
	Triglycerides, mg/dL	252	−0.19	<0.01
	Non-HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	253	−0.15	0.01
	Glomerular filtration, ml/min	219	-0.24	<0.001
	Serum creatinine, mg/dl	252	0.15	0.02
	Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L	253	−0.03	0.63
	Alanine aminotransferase, U/L	253	−0.12	0.06
	Bilirubin, mg/dl	249	0.08	0.20
	Serum albumin, g/dL	144	−0.20	0.01
	Total protein, g/dL	124	−0.29	<0.001
	White blood cells, 103/µL	253	−0.02	0.68
	Hemoglobin, g/dL	253	−0.16	<0.001
	Red blood cells, 106/µL	253	−0.20	<0.02
	Hematocrit, %	253	−0.16	0.01
	Platelet count, 103/µL	253	−0.09	0.16
	Mean corpuscular volume, fl	250	0.10	0.10
	Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, pg	250	0.09	0.14
	Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, g/dL	250	−0.03	0.65
	Lymphocytes	251	−0.06	0.30
	Monocytes	238	0.06	0.37
	Eosinophils	34	−0.14	0.42
	Number of diseases	253	0.36	0.01