Retinal changes and cardiac biomarker assessment in relation to chronic kidney disease: a single centre study

BMC Nephrology

Table 3 Correlation between CKD stage (based on eGFR, creatinine, and proteinuria) with retinal changes and cardiac biomarkers

Parameters	Tortuosity		CRVE		CRAE		Macula volume		Hs-CRP		ADMA
Parameters	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m²)	-0.220	0.044	-0.236	0.031	-0.032	0.771	0.056	0.611	-0.370	0.001	-0.094	0.397
Creatinine (µmol/L)	0.201	0.067	0.280	0.01	0.047	0.669	0.018	0.873	0.624	< 0.001	0.053	0.629
Proteinuria (UPCI g/mmol)	0.103	0.352	0.342	0.001	0.050	0.652	0.101	0.360	0.313	0.004	0.107	0.333

^aPearson test unless otherwise stated
Abbreviations: r Correlation coefficient, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, CRVE Central retinal venular equivalent, CRAE Central retinal arteriolar equivalent, hs-CRP High sensitivity C-reactive protein, ADMA Asymmetric dimethylarginine

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