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Table 5 Correlation coefficient of C-reactive protein with minimal width of the kidney cortex

From: Offspring of parents with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy have higher C-reactive protein levels suggestive of inflammatory processes: a longitudinal study

 

Kidney cortex width (mm) in 2003/04

Kidney cortex width (mm) in 2004/05

Kidney cortex width (mm) in 2005/06

Mean [n]

15.7 [n = 201]

15.4 [n = 189]

15.6 [n = 200]

Rank correlation with:

   

C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 2005/06

-0.09†

p = 0.32Δ

n = 141Φ

-0.16

p = 0.058

n = 141

-0.26

p = 0.001

n = 159

C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 2006/07

-0.08

p = 0.30

n = 173

-0.19

p = 0.014

n = 141

-0.20

p = 0.006

n = 190

  1. † rank correlation coefficient, Δ p-value, Φ number of observations
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BMC Nephrology

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