Table 4. Correlation Between Serum Uric Acid, Serum Uric Acid/Serum Creatinine Ratio and Serum Total Bilirubin, Indirect Bilirubin.
Parkinson’s disease (n = 61) | Controls (n = 135) | Parkinson’s disease, r (P value) for SUA | Controls, r (P value) for SUA | Parkinson’s disease, r (P value) for SUA/SCr ratio | Controls, r (P value) for SUA/SCr ratio | |
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Total bilirubin, µmol/L | 7.92 ± 3.67 | 6.59 ± 2.78 | 0.112 (0.391) | 0.118 (0.171) | 0.164 (0.208) | 0.025 (0.773) |
Indirect bilirubin, µmol/L | 4.52 ± 2.48 | 3.26 ± 1.82 | 0.096 (0.460) | 0.125 (0.149) | 0.204 (0.114) | 0.060 (0.493) |
SUA, µmol/L | 304.22 ± 82.55 | 324.28 ± 77.66 | ||||
SUA/SCr ratio | 4.12 ± 0.90 | 4.59 ± 1.04 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD. SUA: serum uric acid; SUA/SCr: serum uric acid/serum creatinine.