Table 3.

Correlation of plasma Klotho with clinical and blood laboratory findings.

Variables	Spearman’s Rho	p Value
Clinical findings for stroke severity
NIHSS	−0.253	<.001
Cerebral infarction volume	−0.223	<.001
Blood laboratory findings
Fibroblast growth factor-23, pg/mL	−0.325	.001
Vitamin D (25(OH)D), ng/mL	0.063	.312
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	−0.059	.338
HbA1c, %	0.059	.342
Triglyceride, mg/dL	−0.175	.004
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	−0.042	.500
Low density lipoprotein, mg/dL	−0.043	.485
White blood cell count, ×103	−0.112	.070
Haemoglobin, mg/dL	0.110	.076
Creatinine, mg/dL	−0.130	.035
Total calcium, mg/dL	−0.071	.250
Phosphate, mg/dL	0.011	.858
Albumin, mg/dL	0.054	.386
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L	0.030	.630
Uric acid, mg/dL	−0.056	.366
C-reactive protein, mg/L	−0.181	.003

NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.