Longitudinal Changes of PAI-1, MMP-2, and VEGF in Peritoneal Effluents and Their Associations with Peritoneal Small-Solute Transfer Rate in New Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Table 3

Correlation between inflammation markers and 4-hour D/P creatinine at different time-point measurements.

Variables	4-hour D/P Creatinine		4-hour D/P Creatinine
	(Baseline)		(2 years)
	VEGF(pg/ml)
Baseline	0.36	0.002	0.26	0.029
6 months	0.10	0.404	0.14	0.248
PAI-1(ng/ml)
Baseline	0.40	< 0.001	0.34	0.004
6 months	0.34	0.005	0.20	0.110
MMP-2(ng/ml)
Baseline	0.64	< 0.001	0.32	0.006
6 months	0.59	< 0.001	0.56	< 0.001

-value estimated using Pearson’s correlation test.
: Pearson’s correlation coefficient.