Table 3.

The factors correlated with LV function and CCA parameters after 18 months on PD

Factors	EF	E/A ratio	CCA IMT	CCA diameter
Mean arterial pressure	−0.62**	−0.46**	0.29*	0.45*
Hemoglobin	0.64**	0.57**	−0.49**	−0.71**
Cholesterol	−0.65**	−0.62**	0.42**	0.74**
Low-density lipoprotein	−0.73**	−0.59**	0.35*	0.58**
C-reactive protein	−0.68**	−0.61**	0.36*	0.51**
Calcium	0.08	−0.02	0.01	0.02
Phosphorous	−0.54**	−0.49**	0.33*	0.57**
CaxP	−0.49**	−0.46**	0.31*	0.54**
Parathyroid hormone	−0.5*	−0.39**	0.2	0.48*
nPNA	0.58**	0.57**	−0.07	−0.34*
Albumin	0.68	0.62*	−0.34*	−0.58*
RRF	0.43**	0.55**	−0.18	−0.37**
Urine volume, ml/day	0.49**	0.61**	−0.23	−0.51**
Kt/Vurea	−0.65**	−0.61**	0.38*	0.59**
Nitric oxide	0.745**	0.766**	−0.824**	−0.648**
ET-1	−0.708**	−0.695**	0.807**	0.698**
Homocysteine	−0.575**	−0.495**	0.605*	0.663*
Troponine	−0.697*	−0.76**	0.788*	0.629*
BNP	−0.578**	−0.409**	0.485*	0.317*

nPNA = Protein equivalent of total nitrogen appearance; BNP = B-type natriuretic peptide.

^*p < 0.05;

^*p < 0.001.