Table 3.
Correlation of CST and AGE levels in hemodialysis patients between selected anthropometric, laboratory and clinical parameters (N = 91).
| Parameter | CST r (p *) |
AGE r (p *) |
|---|---|---|
| Total proteins (g/L) | −0.083 (0.432) | −0.210 (0.045) |
| Albumins (g/L) | −0.159 (0.133) | −0.167 (0.113) |
| Pre-dialysis creatinine (µmol/L) | −0.245 (0.019) | −0.048 (0.651) |
| Post-dialysis creatinine (µmol/L) | −0.225 (0.032) | −0.112 (0.288) |
| Pre-dialysis urea (mmol/L) | −0.198 (0.060) | −0.216 (0.039) |
| Post-dialysis urea (mmol/L) | −0.143 (0.176) | −0.241 (0.021) |
| Pre-dialysis potassium (mmol/L) | −0.094 (0.373) | −0.002 (0.983) |
| Post-dialysis potassium (mmol/L) | −0.122 (0.250) | −0.205 (0.051) |
| CRP (mg/L) | −0.086 (0.419) | 0.033 (0.758) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.170 (0.108) | 0.164 (0.121) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.002 (0.988) | 0.098 (0.354) |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.040 (0.706) | −0.214 (0.041) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | −0.106 (0.319) | −0.211 (0.045) |
| Pre-dialysis systolic pressure (mmHg) | −0.059 (0.577) | −0.069 (0.514) |
| Post-dialysis systolic pressure (mmHg) | −0.009 (0.931) | 0.112 (0.289) |
| Pre-dialysis diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 0.018 (0.865) | 0.021 (0.846) |
| Post-dialysis diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 0.084 (0.427) | 0.107 (0.311) |
| Age (years) | 0.290 (0.005) | 0.116 (0.272) |
| CKD duration (years)† | 0.089 (0.399) | 0.111 (0.296) |
| Hemodialysis duration (years) | 0.068 (0.524) | 0.060 (0.575) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | −0.172 (0.103) | −0.249 (0.017) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.066 (0.531) | −0.084 (0.426) |
Abbreviations: AGE, advanced glycation end product; CRP, C-reactive protein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; CKD, chronic kidney disease. *, Pearson’s correlation test or Spearman’s correlation test. †, period of time from the initial CKD diagnosis.