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Table 3 Independent correlations of laboratory and echocardiographic parameters (stepwise multiple regression)

From: Placental growth factor may predict increased left ventricular mass index in patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease – a prospective observational study

 

LVMI1

LVMI3

LAD 1

LAD 2

LAD 3

EF1

EF2

EF3

E/A 1

E/A 2

E/A 3

MDRD

r = −0,31

r = −0,37

r = −0,25

r = −0,37

r = −0,41

-

-

-

r = 0,54

r = 0,43

r = 0,40

 

p = 0,02

p < 0,01

p = 0,06

p < 0,02

p < 0,01

   

p < 0,0001

p < 0,01

p < 0,01

Serum Albumine

r = −0,27

-

-

r = −0,33

r = −0,33

-

-

-

 

-

-

 

p < 0,05

  

p < 0,05

p = 0,02

      

PTH

-

-

-

-

-

-

r = −0,47

-

-

-

-

       

p < 0,01

    

EN-RAGE

-

-

r = 0,35

-

-

r = −0,26

-

-

r = −0,34

-

-

   

p < 0,01

  

p < 0,05

  

p = 0,01

  

PIGF

-

r = 0,31

-

-

r = 0,36

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

p < 0,02

  

p < 0,01

      

BNP

r = 0,42

r = 0,51

r = 0,27

r = 0,30

r = 0,50

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

p < 0,01

p < 0,001

p < 0,05

p = 0,08

p < 0,01

      

systolic BP

-

r = 0,31

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

p < 0,02

         
  1. Legend: The 3 values for each parameter stand for serial echo exams at different time points (1: baseline assessment, 2: control 1 assessment 3: control 2 assessment). Only significant correlations are presented, independent correlations are highlighted.
  2. Abbreviations: BNP brain natriuretic peptide, BP blood pressure, E/A Ratio between early (E) and late (atrial - A) ventricular filling velocity, EF left ventricular ejection fraction, EN-RAGE Extracellular newly identified RAGE-binding protein, DT deceleration time on mitral valve, LAD left atrial diameter, LVMI left ventricle mass index, MDRD modification of diet in renal disease, PlGF placental growth factor, PTH parathyroid hormone, r Pearson correlation coefficient.