Albumin-globulin ratio and mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective study

BMC Nephrology

Table 2 Correlation between baseline AGR and clinical, laboratory parameters

	AGR	Albumin	Globulin	Total protein	Age	CCI	Leukocytes	Hemoglobin	Platelet	RDW	Glucose	Phosphorus	Albumin-corrected calcium	Urea nitrogen
Albumin	0.518^b
Globulin	−0.759^b	0.012
Total protein	−0.149^b	0.583^b	0.722^b
Age	−0.319^b	−0.305^b	0.146^b	−0.114^b
CCI	−0.299^b	−0.331^b	0.114^b	−0.143^b	0.804^b
Leukocytes	−0.133^b	−0.054	0.150^b	0.091^a	0.073	0.081^a
Hemoglobin	0.077	0.189^b	0.012	0.113^b	0.009	0.028	0.071
Platelet	−0.212^b	0.016	0.257^b	0.186^b	0.112^b	0.088^a	0.421^b	−0.029
RDW	−0.186^b	− 0.172^b	0.092^a	− 0.047	0.092^a	0.044	0.076	−0.246^b	0.022
Glucose	−0.091^a	− 0.04	0.089^a	0.044	0.289^b	0.351^b	0.065	−0.093^a	0.125^b	0.011
Phosphorus	0.144^b	0.186^b	−0.024	0.131^b	−0.407^b	−0.377^b	− 0.011	−0.092^a	− 0.026	0.042	− 0.189^b
Albumin-corrected calcium	−0.109^b	− 0.045	0.073	0.012	0.076	0.07	−0.018	0.184^b	0.132^b	−0.097^a	0.103^a	−0.235^b
Urea nitrogen	0.174^b	0.116^b	−0.125^b	0.001	−0.285^b	−0.308^b	− 0.090^a	−0.179^b	−0.145^b	0.038	− 0.121^b	0.609^b	−0.139^b
Serum creatinine	0.210^b	0.111^b	−0.140^b	0.011	−0.463^b	−0.428^b	− 0.011	−0.176^b	−0.093^a	0.059	− 0.214^b	0.645^b	−0.223^b	0.574^b

^a Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
^b Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
Abbreviations: AGR Albumin-globulin ratio, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, RDW = Red cell distribution width

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