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Table 2 Variables correlated with log CD133/Flk1+ and log CD34/Flk1+ EPCs

From: Role of circulating endothelial progenitors in responsiveness to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in hemodialysis patients

 

log CD133/Flk1+ EPC

log CD34/Flk1+ EPC

r

p

r

p

Age

 − 0.215

0.031

 − 0.178

0.075

Male sex

0.134

0.182

0.209

0.036

HD vintage

 − 0.232

0.019

 − 0.215

0.031

Inpatients

 − 0.274

0.006

 − 0.181

0.071

BMI

0.070

0.486

0.062

0.539

Albumin

0.194

0.052

0.105

0.297

BUN

0.062

0.540

 − 0.022

0.830

Creatinine

0.179

0.073

0.114

0.256

adjusted Ca

 − 0.129

0.198

 − 0.131

0.190

Phosphate

0.144

0.151

0.133

0.185

CRP

 − 0.294

0.003

 − 0.236

0.017

WBC

 − 0.007

0.947

 − 0.031

0.759

Hemoglobin

0.082

0.418

0.011

0.915

Serum iron

 − 0.018

0.858

 − 0.053

0.601

TSAT

0.014

0.890

 − 0.005

0.960

Ferritin

 − 0.094

0.350

 − 0.071

0.482

Glucose

 − 0.077

0.445

 − 0.081

0.420

Total cholesterol

0.046

0.650

 − 0.041

0.686

Triglyceride

 − 0.065

0.516

 − 0.065

0.520

Intact PTH

0.105

0.298

0.050

0.620

BNP

 − 0.121

0.228

 − 0.068

0.501

SBP

0.172

0.085

0.203

0.042

DBP

0.189

0.058

0.192

0.055

Pulse rate

 − 0.184

0.065

 − 0.206

0.039

ERI

 − 0.207

0.037

 − 0.139

0.167

Charlson index

 − 0.094

0.352

 − 0.042

0.676

CAD

 − 0.11

0.273

 − 0.115

0.253

CVD

 − 0.055

0.585

 − 0.067

0.508

PVD

 − 0.202

0.043

 − 0.146

0.145

CHF

 − 0.147

0.142

 − 0.178

0.076

Dementia

 − 0.158

0.114

 − 0.171

0.088

DM

 − 0.084

0.402

 − 0.105

0.295

Malignancy

0

1.000

0.079

0.432

ESA dose

 − 0.206

0.039

 − 0.138

0.168

Epoetin use

0.023

0.821

0.039

0.698

DA use

 − 0.165

0.099

 − 0.179

0.074

CERA use

0.316

0.001

0.312

0.002

Iron agent use

 − 0.063

0.529

0.053

0.600

Vitamin D use

 − 0.053

0.602

 − 0.144

0.151

CaSR agonist use

 − 0.115

0.252

 − 0.11

0.273

  1. Correlations with log CD133/Flk1+ and CD34/Flk1+ EPC were examined by Spearman’s method. P values in bold indicate statistical significance
  2. BMI, body mass index; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Ca, calcium; CRP, C-reactive protein; WBC, white blood cell; TSAT, transferrin saturation; PTH, parathyroid hormone; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CAD, coronary artery disease; CVD, cerebral vascular disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; DM, diabetes mellitus; DA, darbepoetin alpha; CERA, continuous erythropoietin receptor activator; CaSR, calcium-sensing receptor