Table 3 Correlations of plasma aldosterone concentration, LVMI, LVMH^2.7 and RWT with other variables in the overall group of CKD patients

	Log (aldosterone)		LVMI		LVMH ^2.7		RWT
	r	P	r	P	r	P	r	P
Age	NS		0.16	<0.05	0.23	<0.001	0.17	<0.05
(Log) Duration of hypertension	NS		NS		0.21	<0.005	NS
Body mass index	0.14	<0.05	NS		0.18	<0.05	0.14	<0.05
Waist circumference	0.14	<0.05	NS		0.14	<0.05	0.14	<0.05
Glycaemia	NS		0.15	<0.05	0.22	<0.005	NS
(Log) Triglycerides	NS		0.17	<0.05	0.22	<0.005	NS
Serum uric acid	NS		NS		NS		NS
Serum creatinine	0.20	<0.005	0.14	<0.05	NS		0.23	<0.001
Estimated glomerular filtration rate	−0.16	<0.05	−0.18	<0.05	−0.14	<0.05	−0.17	<0.05
(Log) Plasma renin activity	0.27	<0.0005	NS		NS		NS
(Log) Albumin excretion rate	0.14	<0.05	0.14	<0.05	0.14	<0.05	0.15	<0.05
Clinic systolic blood pressure	0.14	<0.05	0.33	<0.0001	0.34	<0.0001	0.25	<0.0005
Clinic diastolic blood pressure	0.15	<0.05	0.18	<0.05	0.17	<0.05	0.14	<0.05
24-h systolic blood pressure	0.18	<0.05	0.34	<0.0001	0.37	<0.0001	0.30	<0.0001
24-h diastolic blood pressure	0.31	<0.0001	0.18	<0.05	0.19	<0.05	0.18	<0.05
Daytime systolic blood pressure	0.14	<0.05	0.25	<0.0005	0.30	<0.0005	0.35	<0.0001
Daytime diastolic blood pressure	0.27	<0.0005	0.16	<0.05	0.18	<0.05	0.17	<0.05
Nighttime systolic blood pressure	0.26	<0.0005	0.38	<0.0001	0.44	<0.0001	0.40	<0.0001
Nighttime diastolic blood pressure	0.33	<0.0001	0.29	<0.0001	0.33	<0.0001	0.25	<0.0005
Relative wall thickness	0.36^a	<0.0001	0.40	<0.0001	0.42	<0.0001	—
Left ventricular mass indexed for body surface area	0.29^b	<0.0001	—		0.91	<0.0001	0.40	<0.0001
Left ventricular mass indexed for height^2.7	0.26^c	<0.0005	0.91	<0.0001	—		0.42	<0.0001

Abbreviations:CKD, chronic kidney disease; LVMH^2.7, left ventricular mass indexed for height^2.7; LVMI, left ventricular mass indexed for body surface area; NS, non significant; RWT, relative wall thickness.
^aAdjusted for age: in all CKD patients: r=0.36, P<0.0001; in untreated subjects: r=0.32, P<0.001; in previously treated ones: r=0.37, P<0.001.
^bAdjused for age: in all CKD patients: r=0.31, P<0.0001; in untreated subjects: r=0.30, P=0.003; in previously treated ones: r=0.26, P=0.01.
^cAdjused for age: in all CKD patients: r=0.29, P<0.0001; in untreated subjects: r=0.28, P=0.006; in previously treated ones: r=0.24, P=0.02.

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