Table III.
Pearson or Spearman's rank correlation analysis of the correlation between the expression levels of Homo sapiens circular RNA-0014243 (Δ quantification cycle) and laboratory parameters.
| Parameter | r | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | −0.259 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.050 | 0.510a |
| ALT (IU/l) | 0.115 | 0.126 |
| AST (IU/l) | 0.123 | 0.101 |
| BUN (mmol/l) | 0.107 | 0.155 |
| BUA (µmol/l) | −0.057 | 0.446 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 0.196 | 0.009 |
| LDL (mmol/l) | −0.053 | 0.481 |
| Scr (µmol/l) | −0.034 | 0.655 |
| Glu (mmol/l) | −0.204 | 0.006 |
| HCY (µmol/l) | −0.112 | 0.136 |
a
Pearson correlation analysis. ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; BMI, body mass index; BUA, blood uric acid; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Glu, glucose; HCY, homocysteine; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; Scr, serum creatinine.