Table 5.
Correlations between serum C4 levels and clinical characteristics.
| Parameters | Serum C4 levels | |
|---|---|---|
| r | p | |
| 24 h urinary protein | 0.327 | 0.003 |
| eGFR | −0.152 | 0.181 |
| Scr | 0.208 | 0.066 |
| Serum albumin | −0.106 | 0.352 |
| HbA1c | −0.035 | 0.757 |
| Serum C3 levels | 0.580 | <0.001 |
| Hemoglobin | −0.006 | 0.958 |
| CRP | −0.050 | 0.662 |
| Serum IgG | −0.060 | 0.599 |
| Glomerular class | 0.152 | 0.183 |
| IFTA Score | 0.101 | 0.374 |
| Interstitial inflammation score | 0.186 | 0.100 |
| Vascular lesion score | 0.054 | 0.635 |
| Global sclerosis | −0.017 | 0.881 |
eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, Hemoglobin A1c; CRP, C-reactive protein; Scr, serum creatine; IFTA, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy; C3, complement 3; C4, complement 4; IgG, immunoglobulin G.
The p value with statistics significant (two-tailed p < 0.05) in the tables were marked bold. Other bold values were parameters for different classification.