Table 5.

Pearson correlation coefficients of the studied constituents in blood and saliva in iNS participants

Parameter	Remission n = 26	Relapse n = 21	Total n = 47
P	r = -0.007	r = -0.102	r = -0.125
	p = 0.974	p = 0.659	p = 0.402
Ca	r = 0.196	r = -0.262	r = 0.017
	p = 0.338	p = 0.251	p = 0.911
Mg	r = -0.189	r = -0.261	r = -0.245
	p = 0.356	p = 0.267	p = 0.101
iPh	r = 0.075	r = -0.082	r = -0.003
	p = 0.717	p = 0.733	p = 0.986
U	r = -0.207	r = -0.203	r = -0.167
	p = 0.310	p = 0.377	p = 0.261
UA	r = 0.377	r = -0.153	r = 0.105
	p = 0.051o	p = 0.508	p = 0.482

iNS Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, P total protein, Ca calcium, Mg magnesium, iPh inorganic phosphate, U urea, UA uric acid, r Pearson correlation coefficient, p level of statistical significance

^oA trend to significant difference at P < 0.05