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Table 3 Correlation between variables

From: Serum cystatin C is an early renal dysfunction biomarker in patients with hepatitis C virus

 

Cystatin C (mg/L)

Creatinine/cystatin C (μMol/mg)

Serum total bilirubin (mg/dL)

r=

0.711

− 0.418

P value

0.001*

0.001*

Serum alanine transaminase (ALT) (U/L)

r=

0.720

− 0.516

P value

0.001*

0.001*

Serum aspartate transaminase (AST) (U/L)

r=

0.741

− 0.559

P value

0.001*

0.001*

Serum albumin (g/dL)

r=

−0.647

0.444

P value

0.001*

0.001*

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (mg/dL)

r=

0.249

− 0.077

P value

0.018*

.469

Creatinine (mg/dL)

r=

0.454

0.029

P value

0.001*

0.786

Creatinine clearance (mL/min)

r=

−0.186

0.159

P value

0.079

0.134

Urine albumin/creatinine ratio (mg/g)

r=

0.678

− 0.488

P value

0.001*

0.001*

Serum cryoglobulins (ng/mL)

r=

0.446

− 0.374

P value

0.011*

0.003*

Complement C3 (mg/dL)

r=

− 0.435

0.527

P value

0.018*

0.001*

Rheumatoid factor (IU/mL)

r=

0.511

−.448

P value

0.008*

0.001*

Serum cystatin C (mg/L)

r=

 

− 0.766

P value

 

0.001*

  1. *P was significant if < 0.05. r = correlation