Research Article
Pruritus Features in Children with End-Stage Renal Disease Underwent Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Correlation between quantitative variables and pruritus score in terms of Spearman’s rho.
| Variable | Correlation coefficient ( value) | Distribution score | Severity score | Frequency score | Sleep score | Total score |
| Age (year) | 0.42 (0.02) | -0.12 (0.54) | 0.01 (0.96) | 0.02 (0.89) | 0.17 (0.37) | Duration of dialysis (months) | 0.21 (0.27) | -0.10 (0.61) | 0.08 (0.69) | 0.14 (0.47) | 0.03 (0.87) | Age of onset of dialysis (year) | 0.28 (0.13) | -0.13 (0.50) | 0.05 (0.78) | 0.04 (0.83) | 0.09 (0.64) | Serum BUN (mg/dl) | Mean | 0.08 (0.68) | 0.13 (0.47) | 0.22 (0.23) | 0.06 (0.74) | 0.03 (0.84) | Min | -0.06 (0.76) | 0.07 (0.70) | 0.17 (0.36) | 0.12 (0.50) | -0.05 (0.79) | Max | 0.13 (0.47) | 0.13 (0.48) | 0.19 (0.31) | 0.01 (0.92) | 0.04 (0.82) | Serum Cr (mg/dl) | Mean | 0.12 (0.51) | -0.11 (0.57) | 0.01 (0.95) | 0.08 (0.65) | 0.02 (0.91) | Min | 0.11 (0.57) | -0.15 (0.42) | -0.01 (0.95) | 0.05 (0.77) | -0.01 (0.94) | Max | 0.10 (0.60) | -0.09 (0.61) | -0.05 (0.78) | 0.09 (0.64) | 0.02 (0.90) | Serum Ca (mg/dl) | Mean | 0.15 (0.41) | 0.18 (0.33) | -0.19 (0.31) | 0.09 (0.62) | 0.29 (0.12) | Min | 0.09 (0.63) | 0.27 (0.15) | -0.14 (0.46) | 0.06 (0.76) | 0.34 (0.06) | Max | 0.24 (0.19) | 0.03 (0.87) | -0.19 (0.30) | 0.11 (0.57) | 0.17 (0.36) | Serum P (mg/dl) | Mean | -0.05 (0.78) | -0.23 (0.22) | -0.25 (0.18) | -0.13 (0.51) | -0.23 (0.22) | Min | 0.23 (0.23) | -0.15 (0.44) | 0.02 (0.90) | 0.21 (0.26) | 0.01 (0.94) | Max | -0.01 (0.97) | -0.23 (0.21) | -0.15 (0.43) | -0.12 (0.52) | -0.24 (0.19) | Serum PTH (ng/ml) | Mean | 0.33 (0.11) | -0.13 (0.54) | 0.23 (0.28) | 0.05 (0.80) | 0.06 (0.79) | Min | 0.42 (0.04) | -0.12 (0.58) | 0.20 (0.34) | 0.06 (0.76) | 0.12 (0.56) | Max | 0.14 (0.49) | -0.12 (0.57) | 0.14 (0.50) | -0.07 (0.74) | -0.05 (0.80) | Serum Ca×P | 0.04 (0.82) | -0.17 (0.36) | -0.22 (0.23) | -0.09 (0.64) | -0.11 (0.55) |
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BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cr: creatinine; Ca: calcium; P: phosphorus; PTH: parathyroid hormone; Min: minimum; Max: maximum.
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