Statin Improves Flow-Mediated Vasodilation in Chronic Kidney Diseases

Table 2

Simple regression to flow-mediated dilation.

	Slope	𝑡	𝑃
Age (y)	−0.02	−1.71	0.1
Sex (M = 0/F = 1)	0.06	0.14	0.88
Diabetes	−1.04	−2.57	0.01
SCr (mg/dL)	0.08	0.17	0.86
UP (g/gCr)	−0.75	−3.25	0.005
SBP (mmHg)	−0.03	−1.54	0.13
DBP (mmHg)	−0.04	−1.23	0.22
PR (bpm)	−0.01	−0.14	0.88
TC (mg/dL)	−0.01	−0.62	0.54
TG (mg/dL)	0.01	1.88	0.07
HDL-C (mg/dL)	0.02	1.41	0.16
SBP2 (mmHg)	−0.02	−1.51	0.15
CRP (mg/dL)	−0.23	−0.67	0.50

SCr: serum creatinine; UP: urinary protein; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PR: pulse rate; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; and CRP: C-reactive protein. Presence/absence of diabetes was counted as 1/0.