Table 3 Correlation between blood lead levels and various indexes in the study subjects.

From: Urinary KIM-1: a novel biomarker for evaluation of occupational exposure to lead

 

Correlation coefficient (r)

p value

Age (year)

0.025

0.737

eGFR (ml/min × 1.73 m2)

−0.090

0.227

Serum CysC (mg/L)

0.722

0.001

Serum uric acid (μmol/L)

0.003

0.965

Serum urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

0.099

0.179

Serum creatinine (mmol/L)

0.21

0.004

Urinary ALB/Cr

0.079

0.289

Urinary KIM-1/Cr (ng/g)

0.407

0.001

Urinary NAG/Cr (U/g)

0.349

0.001

Urinary α1-MG/Cr (mg/g)

0.194

0.008

Urinary β2-MG/Cr (mg/g)

0.215

0.003