Table 2 Correlations between the clinical parameters and plasma XOR† activity in all patients (simple regression analyses) (n = 163).

From: Xanthine oxidoreductase activity is associated with serum uric acid and glycemic control in hemodialysis patients

 

r

p

Age (years)

0.028

0.720

Dialysis duration (months)

−0.150

0.045

Serum albumin (g/dL)

0.017

0.833

Plasma glucose (mg/dL)

0.229

0.003

Urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

0.125

0.113

Creatinine (mg/dL)

−0.015

0.854

Alanine transaminase (IU/L)

0.445

<0.001

Uric acid (mg/dL)

0.228

0.003

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

0.120

0.128

Hs-CRP‡ (mg/L)

0.073

0.394

Corrected calcium (mg/dL)

−0.017

0.825

Phosphate (mg/dL)

0.102

0.196

Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)

−0.031

0.690

Intact-PTH§ (pg/mL)

−0.121

0.125

  1. * p < 0.05. Data include the simple correlation coefficients (r) and the level of significance (p)
  2. †XOR: xanthine oxidoreductase, ‡Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, §PTH: parathyroid hormone.
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