Table 3.

Correlations between log-normalized serum IS level and baseline clinical and biochemical characteristics

Characteristic	r	P
Age	−0.019	0.825
Systolic arterial pressure	0.108	0.206
Body mass index	−0.099	0.245
Albumin	−0.148	0.085
C-reactive protein	0.150	0.077
LDL cholesterol	−0.049	0.578
Triglycerides	0.193	0.026
Hemoglobin	−0.247	0.003
Calcium	−0.072	0.401
Phosphate	0.298	<0.0001
IPTH	0.438	<0.0001