Table 1. Analysis of the correlation coefficient (r) between PPAR-γ, NGAL, andKIM-1, with PPAR-γ, iNOS, IL-18 and caspase-1.

	PPAR-γ	i-NOS	IL-18	Caspase-1
PPAR-γ	–	0.95	0.94	0.95
		P = 0.002	P = 0.003	P = 0.002
NGAL	−0.89	0.96	0.98	0.98
	P = 0.009	P = 0.001	P<0.001	P<0.001
KIM-1	−0.93	0.97	0.99	0.99
	P = 0.004	P = 0.001	P<0.001	P<0.001

Correlation was carried out in untreated I/R and pre-treated I/R animals. Table correlation was performed using Pearson's correlation equation.