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. 2015 Nov 11;16:188. doi: 10.1186/s12882-015-0182-6

Table 3.

Age (years) eGFR iPTH (ng/ml) MAP (mmHg) Pulse pressure PWV (m/s) ACI X-ray calcification score iDXA femoral T-score QCT Trabecular QCT Cortical
Age (years) 1 −0.43 ( p< 001) 0.15 (p = 0.9) 0.30 ( p= 0.02) 0.41 ( p< 001) 0.19 (p = 0.14) 0.72 ( p< 001) 0.67 ( p< 001) −0.17 (p = 0.2) −0.38 ( p= 0.002) 0.34 ( p= 0.006)
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2)) −0.43 ( p< 0.001) 1 −0.16 (p = 0.2) −0.34 ( p< 0.01) −0.37 ( p< 0.01) 0.09 (p = 0.5) −0.31 ( p= 0.01) −0.25 (p = 0.06) 0.09 (p = 0.5) 0.09 (p = 0.5) −0.12 (p = 0.3)
iPTH (ng/ml) 0.15 (p = 0.9) −0.16 (p = 0.2) 1 0.07(p = 0.6) −0.08 (p = 0.5) 0.01 (p = 0.9) −0.01 (p = 0.9) −0.12 (p = 0.4) −0.04 (p = 0.8) 0.10 (p = 0.5) −0.29 ( p= 0.02)
MAP (mm Hg) 0.29 (p = 0.2) 0.34 ( p< 0.01) 0.07 (p = 0.6) 1 0.59 ( p< 0.001) 0.07 (p = 0.6) 0.42 ( p< 0.001) 0.40 ( p< 0.01) −0.33 ( p= 0.01) −0.21 (p = 0.09) −0.16 (p = 0.2)
Pulse pressure (mm Hg) 0.41 ( p= 0.001) −0.37 ( p< 0.01) −0.08 (p = 0.5) 0.59 ( p< 0.001) 1 0.02 (p = 0.9) 0.51 ( p< 0.001) 0.46 ( p< 0.001) −0.16 (p = 0.2) −0.15 (p = 0.3) −0.02 (p = 0.9)
Pulse Wave Velocity (m/s) 0.19 (p = 0.14) 0.09 (p = 0.5) 0.01 (p = 0.9) 0.07 (p = 0.6) 0.02 (p = 0.9) 1 0.29 (p = 0.02) 0.28 (p = 0.04) 0.32 (p = 0.01) 0.17 (p = 0.2) 0.30 (p = 0.02)
ACI 0.72 ( p< 0.001) −0.31 ( p= 0.01) −0.01 ( p = 0.9) 0.42 ( p= 0.001) 0.51 ( p< 0.001) 0.29 ( p< 0.02) 1 0.91 ( p< 0.001) −0.19 (p = 0.15) −0.31 ( p= 0.01) 0.27 ( p= 0.03)
X-ray calcification score 0.67 ( p< 0.001) −0.25 (p = 0.06) −0.12 (p = 0.4) 0.40 ( p< 0.01) 0.46 ( p< 0.001) 0.28 ( p= 0.04) 0.91 ( p< 0.001) 1 −0.13 (p = 0.3) −0.28 (p = 0.03) 0.19 (p = 0.15)
iDXA T-score Femoral head −0.17 (p = 0.2) 0.09 (p = 0.5) −0.04 (p = 0.8) −0.33 ( p= 0.01) −0.16 (p = 0.2) 0.32 ( p= 0.01) −0.19 (p = 0.15) −0.13 (p = 0.3) 1 0.68 ( p< 0.001) 0.18 (p = 0.17)
QCT Trabecular BMD (g/cm3) −0.38 ( p= 0.002) 0.09 (p = 0.5) 0.10 (p = 0.5) −0.21 (p = 0.09) −0.15 (p = 0.3) 0.17 (p = 0.2) −0.31 (p = 0.01) −0.28 (p = 0.03) 0.68 (p < 0.001) 1 −0.07 (p = 0.6)
QCT Cortical BMD (g/cm3) 0.34 ( p= 0.006) −0.12 (p = 0.3) −0.29 ( p= 0.02) −0.16 (p = 0.2) −0.02 (p = 0.9) 0.30 (p = 0.02) 0.27 ( p= 0.03) 0.19 (p = 0.15) 0.18(p = 0.17) −0.07 (p = 0.6) 1

Abbreviations: eGFR estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, iPTH intact Parathyroid Hormone, MAP Mean Arterial Pressure, PWV Pulse Wave velocity, ACI CT derived Aortic Calcification Index