Table 2.

Correlations between serum Zn/Cu ratio and clinical parameters in all subjects.

	Correlation coefficient	p-Value
Demographics
Age	−0.284	<0.001
Height	0.219	<0.001
Weight	0.152	0.005
BMI	0.07	0.2
Blood data
Red blood cell	0.192	0.003
Hemoglobin	0.302	<0.001
Hematocrit	0.197	0.003
Biochemical data
Albumin	0.357	<0.001
eGFR	0.144	0.008
Total cholesterol	−0.046	0.44
Triglycerides	0.108	0.062
HDL cholesterol	−0.063	0.3
LDL cholesterol	−0.039	0.5
Plasma glucose	−0.047	0.42
HbA1c	−0.085	0.16
Serum insulin	0.123	0.44
Plasma BNP	−0.383	<0.001
Body composition
Skeletal muscle mass (whole body)	0.189	0.039
Right upper extremity muscle mass	0.183	0.046
Left upper extremity muscle mass	0.193	0.036
Right lower extremity muscle mass	0.214	0.019
Left lower extremity muscle mass	0.224	0.014
Body fat mass	−0.064	0.49
Body fat percentage	−0.152	0.099

eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide.