Table 3.
Correlation analysis about CD4 and CD4CD69 T cells.
| CD4 T cell |
CD4CD69 T cell |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| Age | −0.217 | .006 | −0.173 | .029 |
| Gender | 0.04 | .62 | 0.113 | .156 |
| HD durations | −0.031 | .697 | −0.18 | .117 |
| BMI | −0.079 | .493 | 0.179 | .118 |
| Catheter | −0.127 | .113 | −0.16 | .045 |
| Cardiovascular disease | −0.021 | .793 | −0.117 | .135 |
| Heart failure | −0.086 | .284 | −0.110 | .170# |
| Arrhythmia | −0.097 | .227 | −0.226 | .004 |
| Diabetes mellitus | −0.095 | .235 | −0.087 | .268 |
| Hemoglobin | 0.012 | .887 | 0.057 | .488 |
| WBC | −0.090 | .273 | 0.027 | .744 |
| PLT | −0.18 | .026 | 0.164 | .042 |
| Neutrophil | −0.033 | .686 | 0.093 | .251 |
| Lymphocyte | −0.198 | .014 | 0.03 | .714 |
| Monocytes | −0.095 | .241 | −0.06 | .463 |
| TP | −0.097 | .23 | −0.151 | .061 |
| Albumin | −0.076 | .351 | 0.096 | .236 |
| Globulin | −0.036 | .657 | −0.191 | .018 |
| Glucose | −0.101 | .218 | −0.057 | .480 |
| BUN | 0.098 | .233 | 0.164 | .044 |
| SCr | 0.138 | .091 | 0.116 | .15 |
| SUA | 0.041 | .62 | 0.136 | .095 |
| Ca | −0.134 | .102 | 0.114 | .163 |
| P | 0.143 | .081 | 0.100 | .220 |
| Mg | 0.007 | .932 | 0.184 | .023 |
| β2-MG | −0.039 | .638 | −0.084 | .304 |
| NT-proBNP | −0.121 | .138 | −0.228 | .005 |
| spKt/V | 0.113 | .193 | −0.03 | .729 |
| Ferritin | −0.195 | .017* | −0.098 | .233 |
| TRF | 0.094 | .251 | 0.199 | .014 |
| PASP | 0.144 | .079 | 0.025 | .763 |
| LVEF | 0.128 | .115 | 0.165 | .041 |
| Valvular calcification | −0.111 | .168 | −0.203 | .011 |
| Carotid plaque | −0.029 | .762 | −0.072 | .448 |
The Spearman correlation analysis shows significant difference between CD4CD69 T cell and heart failure when CD4CD69 T cells were divided into two layers according to the median (r = −0.178, p = .025) but CD4 T cells do not.
ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; AVF: arteriovenous fistula; BMI: body mass index; BUN: serum blood urine nitrogen; Ca: serum calcium; Cr: serum creatinine; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; Mg: serum magnesium; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; P: serum phosphorus; PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure; TP: total protein; TRF: transferrin; SUA: serum uric acid; β2-MG: serum beta 2 microglobulin; WBC: white blood cells.