Table 3.
Correlation of P values of urinary gene expression of BTP and eGFR with the biomarkers tested in patients with type 2 diabetes
| Biomarkers | Variables |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatinine (mg/dl) P value |
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) P value |
uBTP P value |
|
| sNGAL (ng/ml) | 0.140 | 0.370 | 0.310 |
| uNGAL (ng/ml) | 0.960 | 0.740 | 0.020 |
| sCysC (ng/ml) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.010 |
| uCysC (ng/ml) | 0.680 | 0.740 | 0.800 |
| ACR (mg/g) | 0.020 | 0.030 | 0.250 |
| uBTP | 0.090 | 0.060 | – |
| HbA1c (%) | 0.980 | 0.700 | 0.280 |
ACR, albumin-to-creatinine ratio; BTP, beta-trace protein; CysC, cystatin C; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; Spearman’s correlation test, P < 0.05.