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. 2021 Oct 5;14:6367–6378. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S336220

Table 2.

Correlation Analysis of SUA and Ultrasonic Indexes with Laboratory Indexes

SUA (μmol/L) Kidney Volume (cm^3) Renal Cortex Thickness (cm) Renal Parenchyma (cm) The Medulla of the Kidney Echoes Kidney Stones
r P r P r P r P r P r P
Disease duration (year) 0.122 0.07 −0.227 0.001 −0.213 0.001 −0.179 0.007 0.28 <0.001 0.141 0.033
Height (cm) 0.168 0.012 0.315 <0.001 0.174 0.009 0.199 0.003 −0.219 0.001 −0.184 0.006
Weight (kg) 0.076 0.262 0.629 <0.001 0.242 <0.001 0.323 <0.001 −0.158 0.017 −0.324 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 0.018 0.788 0.562 <0.001 0.211 0.002 0.275 <0.001 −0.079 0.236 −0.25 <0.001
RBC (10^12/L) 0.073 0.28 0.349 <0.001 0.282 <0.001 0.279 <0.001 −0.203 0.003 −0.113 0.095
HGB (g/L) 0.116 0.089 0.267 <0.001 0.276 <0.001 0.290 <0.001 −0.190 0.005 −0.145 0.033
PLT (10^9/L) −0.05 0.464 0.321 <0.001 0.11 0.108 0.153 0.023 −0.046 0.496 −0.048 0.481
NE (%) −0.081 0.234 −0.113 0.094 −0.151 0.028 −0.227 0.001 0.087 0.199 0.113 0.096
LY (%) 0.082 0.23 0.12 0.076 0.183 0.007 0.219 0.001 −0.074 0.273 −0.126 0.062
ALT (U/L) 0.147 0.029 0.222 0.001 0.148 0.031 0.187 0.005 −0.147 0.029 −0.139 0.04
GGT (U/L) 0.103 0.132 0.320 <0.001 0.135 0.052 0.137 0.044 −0.242 <0.001 −0.199 0.003
UREA (mmol/L) 0.143 0.034 −0.173 0.01 −0.227 0.001 −0.176 0.009 0.228 0.001 0.161 0.017
CREA (μmol/L) 0.197 0.003 −0.308 <0.001 −0.317 <0.001 −0.360 <0.001 0.207 0.002 0.144 0.133
eGFR (mL/min) 0.259 <0.001 −0.176 0.009 −0.168 0.014 −0.180 0.008 0.112 0.096 0.032 0.633
CysC (mg/L) 0.175 0.01 −0.257 <0.001 −0.391 <0.001 −0.361 <0.001 0.255 <0.001 0.073 0.283
Hcy (μmol/L) 0.13 0.073 −0.132 0.069 −0.210 0.004 −0.174 0.016 0.071 0.328 0.086 0.237
β2-MG (mg/L) 0.146 0.032 −0.365 <0.001 −0.382 <0.001 −0.389 <0.001 0.247 <0.001 0.098 0.15
TP (g/L) 0.155 0.022 0.137 0.043 0.138 0.044 0.109 0.107 −0.117 0.084 −0.037 0.591
ALB (g/L) 0.152 0.025 0.128 0.058 0.243 <0.001 0.265 <0.001 −0.166 0.014 −0.043 0.531
A:G 0.076 0.262 0.049 0.474 0.216 0.001 0.226 0.001 −0.128 0.058 −0.062 0.363
TG (mmol/L) 0.240 0.001 0.206 0.004 0.025 0.734 0.02 0.777 −0.132 0.063 −0.076 0.285
HDLC (mmol/L) −0.018 0.805 −0.149 0.036 0.057 0.428 −0.082 0.25 0.032 0.655 0.142 0.046
LDLC (mmol/L) 0.061 0.394 0.141 0.047 0.056 0.437 0.068 0.34 −0.06 0.405 0.033 0.649
Lp(a) mg/L −0.092 0.205 −0.075 0.304 −0.037 0.618 −0.085 0.241 0.141 0.053 0.200 0.006
ApoA-I/ApoB −0.008 0.906 −0.145 0.043 −0.032 0.663 −0.01 0.891 −0.002 0.977 −0.054 0.448
ESR (mm/h) −0.129 0.07 −0.159 0.025 −0.198 0.006 −0.258 <0.001 0.221 0.002 0.13 0.068
UUA (umol/L) 0.124 0.08 0.278 <0.001 0.036 0.613 0.13 0.063 −0.140 0.046 −0.08 0.257
PH −0.244 <0.001 −0.002 0.979 0 0.995 0.065 0.345 −0.099 0.155 −0.251 <0.001
FPG (mmol/L) −0.221 0.003 −0.048 0.521 0.031 0.683 −0.014 0.847 −0.052 0.486 −0.023 0.76

Note: P < 0.05: statistically significant.

Abbreviations: SUA, serum uric acid; BMI, body mass index; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet; NE%, neutrophils percentage; LY%, lymphocytes percentage; BA, basophil; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; UREA, urea; CREA, creatinine; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; CysC, cystatin C; Hcy, homocysteine; β2-MG, β2-microglobulin; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; A:G, albumin/globulin ratio; TG, triglycerides; HDLC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp(a), lipoprotein(a); ApoA-I/ApoB, apolipoprotein A-I/apolipoprotein B ratio; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; UUA, urine uric acid; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.