Table 2.
The correlation analysis in galectin-3, VCAM-1, and clinical parameters of interest.
| Galectin-3 | VCAM-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Galectin-3 | 1.00 | 0.49 ** |
| Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 | 0.49 ** | 1.00 |
| Age | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Hemodialysis vintage | 0.07 | 0.22 * |
| Normalized protein catabolic rate | −0.31 ** | −0.212 |
| Albumin | −0.13 | −0.21 * |
| C-reactive protein | 0.32 ** | 0.24 * |
| Creatinine | −0.14 | −0.12 |
| Total cholesterol | −0.18 | −0.19 |
| Triglyceride | −0.08 | −0.17 |
| Low-density lipoprotein | −0.16 | 0.17 |
| Uric acid | 0.03 | −0.08 |
| Potassium | −0.10 | −0.15 |
| Glucose | 0.03 | −0.08 |
| Adjusted calcium | 0.02 | −0.15 |
| Phosphate | −0.17 | −0.01 |
| Hemoglobin | −0.12 | −0.25 * |
| Smoking | 0.18 | 0.26 * |
* 0.01 < p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.