Table 1.
Spearman Rank correlations between urine albumin values and blood pressure, laboratory markers, medication and cardiovascular disease. Only correlations with a p value <0.05 for the whole population is presented.
| All males | Nondiabetic males | |
|---|---|---|
| r | r | |
| Systolic blood pressure | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.237 | 0.234 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.269 | 0.272 |
| ACR | 0.267 | 0.272 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.187 | 0.176 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.211 | 0.210 |
| ACR | 0.213 | 0.207 |
| Triglycerides | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.106 | NS |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.140 | 0.129 |
| ACR | 0.131 | 0.108 |
| HsCRP | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.119 | 0.128 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.119 | 0.105 |
| ACR | 0.101 | NS |
| SAA | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.163 | 0.165 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.170 | 0.144 |
| ACR | 0.183 | 0.152 |
| IL-6 | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.150 | 0.125 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.118 | 0.085 |
| ACR | 0.112 | NS |
| Angina | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.112 | 0.120 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.120 | 0.133 |
| ACR | 0.137 | 0.138 |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.123 | 0.101 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.093 | NS |
| ACR | 0.113 | 0.084 |
| Calcium antagonists | ||
| U-albumin, HemoCue® | 0.144 | 0.143 |
| U-albumin, ProSpec® | 0.134 | 0.141 |
| ACR | 0.147 | 0.151 |