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Table 4 Results of correlations between procalcitonin (PCT) and the other variables in 89 patients without leukocytosis and elevated CRP

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

  

0.6660

 Male (59)

0.210, 0.170 (0.05–0.84)

  

 Female (30)

0.267, 0.165 (0.05–1.73)

  

Primary disease

  

0.5464

 DM nephropathy (40)

0.203, 0.165 (0.05–0.84)

  

 Non-DM (49)

0.250, 0.170 (0.05–1.73)

  

Modality of hemodialysis

  

0.7601

 HD (82)

0.232, 0.170 (0.05–1.73)

  

 HDF (7)

0.191, 0.170 (0.11–0.31)

  

Blood access

  

0.5319

 Native AVF (81)

0.218, 0.170 (0.05–1.73)

  

 AVG (8)

0.341, 0.195 (0.10–1.52)

  

Age

 

−0.038

0.7012

Duration of dialysis

 

0.301

0.0054

Urine volume/day (45)

 

−0.247

0.0703

Dialysis time

 

0.406

0.0002

Fluctuation of BP during dialysis

   

 Systolic pressure

 

0.114

0.2929

 Diastolic pressure

 

0.163

0.1315

Serum creatinine

 

0.293

0.0062

White blood cell counts

 

0.068

0.5308

C-reactive protein

 

0.113

0.3371

Ferritin

 

0.074

0.4956

β2 microglobulin

 

0.193

0.0728

Intact PTH

 

0.080

0.4645

Albumin

 

0.015

0.9532

Kt/V equivalent

 

0.398

0.0002

nPCR

 

0.109

0.3128

Total body water volume

 

−0.127

0.2263

  1. Pts patients, DM diabetes mellitus, HD hemodialysis, HDF hemodiafiltration, AVF arteriovenous fistula, AVG arteriovenous graft, Kt/V normalized dialysis dose, BP blood pressure, nPCR normalized protein catabolic rate