Research Article

Increased Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Uremia Is Associated with Chronic Inflammation and Prevalent Coronary Artery Disease

Table 3

Correlation analysis of baseline NET levels with clinical parameters.

NET
Correlation coefficient

Age0.1010.44
Gender0.1340.31
Dialysis duration0.0090.94
Diabetes0.0950.47
CAD0.470<0.001
Cerebrovascular accident0.1390.29
WBC count (/μL)0.2460.05
Neutrophil count (/μL)0.486<0.001
Lymphocyte count (/μL)−0.2010.17
N/L ratio0.3640.009
Hemoglobin (g/dL)−0.1560.23
Cholesterol−0.2190.09
hs-CRP (mg/L)0.2840.02
β2-microglobulin0.2340.16
spKt/V0.0630.71

BDI-II: Beck depression inventory II; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; BMI: body mass index.
A log-transformed value.