Table 3.

Correlations between BMI Z-score and serum uric acid level and examined parameters

Metabolic parameters	BMI Z-score		Uric acid (mg/dL)
	r	p	r	p
Uric acid (mg/dL)	0.14	<0.01*	–	–
Creatinine (g/24 h)	0.12	<0.01*	0.50	<0.01
Urine pH	−0.001	NS	−0.10	<0.01
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)	−0.13	<0.01*	−0.16	<0.01
Citrate/cr. (mg/g cr.)	−0.002	0.94	−0.30	<0.01
Mg/cr. (mmol/g cr.)	−0.04	0.23	−0.33	<0.01
Oxalate/cr. (mmol/g cr.)	−0.02	0.52	−0.16	<0.01
Ca/cr. (mmol/g cr.)	−0.03	0.31	−0.13	<0.01
P/cr. (mmol/g cr.)	−0.04	0.20	−0.31	<0.01
Uric acid/cr.	−0.02	0.61	−0.37	<0.01
Ca/citrate	−0.00	0.99	0.13	<0.05

eGFR, Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Ca, calcium