Table 2.
Correlation between endothelial function (RHI) and clinical variables in pre-dialysis CKD cohort of patients (n = 120).
| RHI Correlation Coefficient |
|
|---|---|
| Age (y) | −0.469 ** |
| Charlson Index | −0.399 ** |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | −0.174 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | −0.256 ** |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | −0.087 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | −0.003 |
| eGFR CKD-EPI (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 0.348 ** |
| Protein/creatinine ratio (mg/g) | −0.211 * |
| Reactive protein-C (mg/L) | −0.061 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.190 * |
| LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.051 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | −0.255 ** |
| Alkaline Phosphatase (mg/dL) | −0.136 |
| Parathormone (pg/mL) | −0.283 ** |
| BNP (pg/mL) | −0.407 ** |
| Left ventricular mass (g) | −0.139 |
| Ejection Fraction (%) | 0.147 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.