Table 2 Correlation coefficients of the RG index and Hyl index (n = 44)
Arteriolar wall remodeling index (RG index) | Arteriolar hyalinosis index (Hyl index) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
r | p value | r | p value | |
Age | 0.25 | 0.82 | 0.13 | 0.43 |
Sex (0: male/1: female) | −0.30 | 0.85 | 0.08 | 0.67 |
BMI | 0.016 | 0.92 | 0.27 | 0.09 |
eGFRcr | −0.36 | 0.02 | −0.03 | 0.87 |
eGFRcysC | −0.43 | 0.004 | −0.18 | 0.26 |
HDL cholesterol | −0.35 | 0.02 | −0.69 | 0.66 |
Uric acid | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.92 |
HbA1c | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.09 |
CRP | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.19 |
Urine PCR | 0.14 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.68 |
Urine ACR | 0.37 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.38 |
Smoking (0: no/1: yes) | 0.29 | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.96 |
Brachial SBP | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.47 |
Brachial DBP | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.82 |
MAP | 0.33 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.65 |
Central SBP | 0.43 | 0.004 | 0.17 | 0.30 |
Central PP | 0.45 | 0.003 | 0.25 | 0.12 |
Brachial-ankle PWV | 0.44 | 0.003 | 0.46 | 0.02 |
Histological parameter | ||||
Global glomerulosclerosis | 0.42 | 0.001 | 0.31 | 0.04 |
Small arterial intimal thickening | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.02 |
Interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 0.59 |
Interstitial infiltration | 0.43 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.29 |