Table 3.
Spearman correlations coefficients and the interaction terms for three variable analyses with interleukin-9
| Spearman correlations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | Correlation | P value |
| IL-9 and ACR | − 0.26011 | 0.0943 |
| Podocyte extracellular vesicle analysis | ||
| Podocyte EV and IL-9 | − 0.55692 | 0.0004 |
| Podocyte EV and ACR | 0.20433 | 0.1629 |
| Interaction term | ||
| IL-9, podocyte EV, ACR | 0.0143 | |
| VEGF analysis | ||
| VEGF and IL-9 | 0.71701 | 0.0004 |
| VEGF and ACR | − 0.22874 | 0.1258 |
| Interaction term | ||
| IL-9, VEGF, ACR | 0.0083 | |
| TNFα analysis | ||
| TNFα and IL-9 | 0.55391 | 0.0004 |
| TNFα and ACR | − 0.23531 | 0.1258 |
| Interaction term | ||
| IL-9, TNFα, ACR | 0.0231 | |
| IL-6 analysis | ||
| IL-6 and IL-9 | 0.46874 | 0.0023 |
| IL-6 and ACR | − 0.09641 | 0.5099 |
| Interaction term | ||
| IL-9, IL-6, ACR | 0.0178 | |
IL-9 interleukin-9, ACR albumin/creatinine ratio, EV extracellular vesicle, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, TNFα tumor necrosis factor alpha, IL-6 interleukin-6