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. 2020 Sep 3;6(1):48–56. doi: 10.1136/svn-2020-000422

Table 3.

Correlations of biomarker levels with eGFR on both linear and log–log scales using Spearman rank and Pearson correlations

Biomarker eGFR Log eGFR Log eGFR
R (unadjusted) P value R2
(unadjusted)
P value R2
(age-adjusted)
P value
Inflammatory markers
 IL-6 −0.18 <0.001 0.03 <0.001 0.002 0.18
 CRP −0.07 0.049 0.01 0.02 0.001 0.29
 NGAL −0.26 <0.001 0.06 <0.001 0.03 <0.001
 sTNF-R1 −0.41 <0.001 0.21 <0.001 0.12 <0.001
Thrombotic or antiatherogenic markers
 TM −0.35 <0.001 0.13 <0.001 0.10 <0.001
 Fibrinogen −0.15 <0.001 0.02 <0.001 0.01 0.02
 vWF −0.27 <0.001 0.08 <0.001 0.02 <0.001
 P-selectin −0.08 0.008 0.003 0.05 0.001 0.33
 PZ 0.03 0.298 0.001 0.48 0.001 0.35
 D-dimer −0.34 <0.001 0.11 <0.001 0.01 0.01
 Anti-PC 0.05 0.125 0.002 0.21 0.003 0.13
 ADAMTS-13 0.09 0.008 0.007 0.02 0.0008 0.40
Markers of cardiac or neuronal function/injury
 NT-proBNP −0.38 <0.001 0.14 <0.001 0.05 <0.001
 hFABP −0.56 <0.001 0.34 <0.001 0.20 <0.001
 NSE −0.08 0.009 0.01 0.003 0.005 0.02
 BDNF 0.01 0.852 0 0.99 0.0002 0.6

Anti-PC, antiphosphorylcholin; BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor; CRP, C-reactive protein; hFABP, heart-type fatty-acid-binding protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; NGAL, neutrophil-gelatinase-associated lipocalin; NSE, neuron-specific enolase; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; PZ, Protein Z; sTNF-R1, soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor-1; TM, thrombomodulin; vWF, von Willebrand factor.