Table 2.

Clinical determinants of kidney myostatin expression in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy (n = 22).

Biochemical variable	Glomerular myostatin		Tubular myostatin		Interstitial myostatin
	r	p	r	p	r	p
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.35	NS	0.2	NS	0.13	NS
eGFR (ml/min.1.73m2)	−0.17	NS	−0.16	NS	−0.32	NS
Urea (mg/dl)	0.05	NS	0.02	NS	0.06	NS
Uric acid (mg/dl)	0.09	NS	0.01	NS	0.003	NS
C-Reactive Protein (mg/L)	0.88	0.01	0.61	0.02	0.72	0.01
Blood glucose (mg/dl)	0.01	NS	0.14	NS	0.04	NS
HbA1c %	0.01	NS	0.14	NS	0.02	NS
Duration of diabetes (mo.)	0.23	NS	0.17	NS	0.07	NS
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)	0.74	0.01	0.15	NS	0.11	NS
Proteinuria (g/24 h)	0.24	NS	0.03	NS	0.06	NS