Table 3

The individual correlations between UpH and each measurement item at the baseline

Dependent variable=UpHrp Value
Independent variable
8-OHdG−0.60<0.0001
Age−0.080.86
BMI−0.290.001
WC−0.270.002
UA−0.42<0.0001
Gender0.080.78
Duration−0.100.75
Glucose−0.110.32
HbA1c−0.0110.91
eGFR0.300<0.0001
ACR−0.220.003
SBP−0.160.08
DBP−0.100.10
Heart rate−0.220.008
TC−0.000.91
TG−0.120.09
HDL-C0.150.07
BUN−0.230.0001
ALT−0.210.0003
AST−0.180.0010
K+−0.110.09
Cl−0.220.0002
Na+0.040.87
Na+/Cl−0.26<0.0001
Plt−0.010.89
Hb0.030.68
WCC−0.230.0001
TP−0.070.43
PWV−0.030.54
ABI0.010.90
IMT0.090.35
RASIs−0.210.0001
Drugs 2003−0.52<0.0001
Drugs 2013−0.55<0.0001
ΔDrugs−0.36<0.0001
  • ΔDrugs, changes in the number of drugs taken from the baseline to the end point; 8-OHdG, 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine; ABI, ankle brachial index; ACR, albumin–creatinine ratio; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate transaminase; BMI, body mass index; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; Drugs 2003, the number of drugs taken at the baseline; Drugs 2013, the number of drugs taken at the end point; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; Glucose, plasma glucose concentration; Hb, hemoglobin; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IMT, intima-media thickness; Plt, platelet; PWV, pulse wave velocity; RASIs, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, serum total cholesterol; TG, serum triglyceride; TP, total protein; UA, uric acid; UpH, urinary pH; WC, waist circumference; WCC, white cell count.