Table 5 Relationships between serum cortisol levels and other clinical parameters in the patients with adrenal insufficiency
From: Characteristics of adrenal insufficiency in hemodialysis patients
r | P-value | |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) | −0.16 | 0.73 |
Hemodialysis vintage (months) | −0.46 | 0.30 |
Height (cm) | −0.50 | 0.25 |
Dry weight (kg) | 0.027 | 0.95 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.44 | 0.33 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 0.35 | 0.44 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 0.038 | 0.94 |
Muscle mass (%) | −0.41 | 0.59 |
Body fat (%) | 0.48 | 0.52 |
Cardiothoracic ratio (%) | 0.13 | 0.83 |
Kt/V urea | −0.31 | 0.23 |
nPCR (g/kg/day) | 0.22 | 0.39 |
White blood cells (/μL) | 0.59 | 0.16 |
Eosinophil counts (/μL) | −0.12 | 0.80 |
Lymphocyte counts (/μL) | 0.16 | 0.74 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 0.47 | 0.29 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 0.26 | 0.58 |
Potassium (mEq/L) | −0.11 | 0.83 |
Chloride (mEq/L) | 0.12 | 0.80 |
Corrected calcium (mg/dL) | 0.38 | 0.40 |
Phosphate (mg/dL) | 0.33 | 0.52 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 0.16 | 0.73 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.32 | 0.48 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 0.15 | 0.74 |
Prealbumin (mg/dL) | −0.12 | 0.88 |
Cholinesterase (U/L) | 0.39 | 0.38 |
Casual blood glucose (mg/dL) | −0.017 | 0.97 |
Ferrum (μg/dL) | −0.44 | 0.39 |
TIBC (μg/dL) | 0.39 | 0.45 |
Ferritin (ng/mL) | −0.89 | 0.018 |
CRP (mg/dL) | −0.044 | 0.93 |
β2-microglobulin (mg/L) | −0.071 | 0.93 |
i-PTH (pg/mL) | −0.24 | 0.70 |