Table 5 Bivariate correlations between serum Hcy concentrations and urine protein quantitation as well as EGFR in different study groups after Spearman correlation analysis
Urine protein quantification (g/L) | eGFR (mL/min) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Correlation coefficient | P-value | N | Correlation coefficient | P-value | |
Hcy (µmol/L) in DN and prediabetic patients | 711 | 0.106 | 0.004 | 1,525 | -0.419 | < 0.001 |
Hcy (µmol/L) in DN patients | 653 | 0.112 | 0.004 | 983 | -0.426 | < 0.001 |
Hcy (µmol/L) in prediabetic patients | 58 | 0.124 | 0.355 | 542 | -0.135 | 0.002 |