The Effect of Renal Dysfunction on Circulating Sclerostin Level in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Univariate correlations between serum sclerostin level and various parameters.

Variables	Group with CKD-G1/2		Group with CKD-G3~5		Total group
	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
Age	0.031	0.711	−0.219	0.007	−0.048	0.403
Male sex	0.481	<0.001	0.211	0.009	0.158	0.006
Body mass index	0.213	0.009	−0.240	0.004	−0.157	0.007
HbA1C	−0.244	0.005	−0.162	0.108	−0.129	0.051
Duration of diabetes	0.019	0.834	0.389	<0.001	0.381	<0.001
Serum creatinine	0.526	<0.001	0.708	<0.001	0.745	<0.001
eGFR	−0.219	0.007	−0.574	<0.001	−0.590	<0.001
Calcium	0.051	0.662	−0.302	0.002	−0.343	<0.001
Phosphorus	−0.049	0.679	0.391	<0.001	0.452	<0.001
PTH	−0.265	0.136	0.383	<0.001	0.485	<0.001