Table 3.
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient between biomarkers I
| 25-OHD (nmol/l) | CRP (mg-dl) | ESR (mm/h) | Leucocytes (103/μl) | SA-A (mg/l) | NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-OHD (nmol/l) | 1.00 | |||||
| CRP (mg/dl) | 0.08 | 1.00 | ||||
| ESR (mm/h) | 0.15 | 0.34 | 1.00 | |||
| Leucocytes (103/μl) | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 1.00 | ||
| SA-A (mg/l) | 0.17 | 0.512** | 0.22 | 0.593** | 1.00 | |
| NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | 0.06 | 0.14 | −0.08 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 1.00 |
| Troponin I (ng/ml) | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.493** |
| HbAlc (%) | −0.01 | 0.28 | 0.415* | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0 07 |
| Hb (g/dl) | −0.28 | −0.25 | −0.360* | 0.02 | −0.10 | −0.05 |
| Hc (%) | −0.355* | −0.19 | −0.353* | 0.06 | −0.12 | −0.04 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | −0.26 | −0.07 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.355* |
| TSH (mU/l) | −0.06 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.316* |
*p = 0.05; **p = 0.01
25-OHD 25-OH-cholecalciferol, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, SA-A serum amyloid-A, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, HbAlc glycosylated haemoglobin, Hb haemoglobin, Hc haematocrit, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone
Highlighted in bold: p ≤ 0.05