Table 3 Results of the correlations between procalcitonin (PCT) and the other variables using Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman’s rank correlation test in 125 patients
From: Serum procalcitonin level in chronic hemodialytic patients with no evidence of bacterial infection
Variables (number of Pts) | PCT mean, median (range) (ng/ml) | R | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.4397 | ||
Male (82) | 0.238, 0.185 (0.05–0.95) | ||
Female (43) | 0.264, 0.170 (0.05–1.73) | ||
Primary disease | 0.4330 | ||
DM nephropathy (57) | 0.222, 0.180 (0.05–0.84) | ||
Non-DM (68) | 0.268, 0.185 (0.05–1.73) | ||
Modality of hemodialysis | 0.0831 | ||
HD (112) | 0.240, 0.180 (0.05–1.73) | ||
HDF (13) | 0.308, 0.240 (0.11–0.95) | ||
Blood access | 0.8205 | ||
Native AVF (114) | 0.242, 0.180 (0.05–1.73) | ||
AVG (11) | 0.304, 0.190 (0.10–1.52) | ||
Age | 0.071 | 0.4408 | |
Duration of dialysis | 0.245 | 0.0073 | |
Urine volume/day (64) | −0.348 | 0.0057 | |
Dialysis time | 0.281 | 0.0033 | |
Fluctuation of BP during dialysis | |||
Systolic pressure | 0.048 | 0.5939 | |
Diastolic pressure | 0.102 | 0.2556 | |
Serum creatinine | 0.136 | 0.1342 | |
White blood cell counts | 0.159 | 0.0784 | |
C-reactive protein | 0.278 | 0.0022 | |
Ferritin | 0.096 | 0.2933 | |
β2 microglobulin | 0.229 | 0.0112 | |
Intact PTH | 0.048 | 0.6061 | |
Albumin | −0.125 | 0.1350 | |
Kt/V equivalent | 0.352 | <0.0001 | |
nPCR | 0.125 | 0.1685 | |
Total body water volume | −0.007 | 0.9264 |