Table 2.
Comparison of thermogram features for the 1st and 3rd tertiles of renal function index.
| Parameter | 1st Tertile [Mean ± SD]f |
3rd Tertile [Mean ± SD]f |
1st Tertile [Median (LQ,UQ)]g |
3rd Tertile [Median(LQ,UQ)]g |
p-value [Median] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (J/g) | 19.73 ± 1.55 | 19.11 ± 2.75 | 19.82 (18.48,20.63) | 18.05 (17.16,22.45) | 0.3527 |
| Width (°C) | 12.1 ± 1.4 | 13.4 ± 1.5 | 11.8 (11.2,12.9) | 13.3 (12.8,13.9) | 0.0637 |
| Height (J/K․g) | 1.56 ± 0.20 | 1.39 ± 0.21 | 1.65 (1.35,1.75) | 1.39 (1.20,1.51) | 0.1431 |
| Tmaxa (°C) | 63.8 ± 0.5 | 68.1 ± 3.2 | 63.8 (63.3,63.9) | 70.4 (64.8,70.6) | 0.0024 |
| TFMb (°C) | 68.1 ± 0.3 | 68.8 ± 0.9 | 68.1 (68.1,68.3) | 68.7 (68.1,69.5) | 0.1431 |
| Cpex [63.8°C]c (J/K․g) | 1.53 ± 0.23 | 1.10 ± 0.37 | 1.64 (1.31,1.75) | 1.05 (0.81,1.44) | 0.0039 |
| Cpex [70.3°C]d (J/K․g) | 1.09 ± 0.06 | 1.23 ± 0.16 | 1.07 (1.04,1.15) | 1.20 (1.14,1.37) | 0.0232 |
| Cpex [63.8°C] / Cpex [70.3°C]e | 1.42 ± 0.23 | 0.91 ± 0.34 | 1.51 (1.26,1.60) | 0.88 (0.68,1.15) | 0.0032 |
a
Tmax, temperature of the peak maximum;
b
TFM, first moment temperature;
c
Cpex [63.8°C], excess specific heat capacity of the main transition;
d
Cpex [70.3°C], excess specific heat capacity of the second transition;
e
Cpex [63.8°C]/Cpex [70.3°C], ratio of the excess specific heat capacities of the main and second transitions;
f
mean value and standard deviation;
g
median value, lower quartile and upper quartile