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Table 3 Correlations between uOC concentrations and clinical and echocardiographic parameters

From: Undercarboxylated osteocalcin as a biomarker of subclinical atherosclerosis in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease

Parameter

Spearman’s r

P value

Age, year

−0.34

< 0.01

BMI, kg/m2

0.10

NS

MABP, mmHg

0.04

NS

FBG, mmol/L

−0.22

NS

Hemoglobin, g/dl

0.10

NS

Albumin, g/L

0.05

NS

eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2

0.48

< 0.01

Uric acid, mmol/L

−0.22

< 0.05

TC, mmol/L

0.03

NS

TG, mmol/L

−0.12

NS

LDL-C, mmol/L

0.08

NS

HDL-C, mmol/L

0.43

< 0.01

Calcium, mmol/L

018

NS

Phosphate, mmol/L

0.01

NS

hs-CRP, mg/L

−0.36

< 0.01

IMT (mm)

−0.33

< 0.01

SPV(cm/s)

0.25

< 0.05

DV(cm/s)

0.20

< 0.05

RI

−0.24

< 0.01

  1. uOC undercarboxylated osteocalcin, BMI body mass index, MABP mean arterial blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, IMT intima-media thickness, SPV systolic peak velocity, DV diastolic peak velocity, RI resistance index