Table 3

Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients between UA and other variables.

VariablesCoefficientP-value
 GCS0.5383<0.0001
Protein nutrition status
 TP0.52546<0.0001
 ALB0.58836<0.0001
 Glu-0.57723<0.0001
Renal function
 Cys0.415820.0001
 Cr0.271990.0147
 UK+-0.272820.0319
Serum electrolyte level
 Ca2+0.61157<0.0001
 Phos0.53801<0.0001
Catecholamine
 NE0.111400.3658
 E0.274200.0216
  • TP - serum total protein; ALB - albumin; Glu - fasting blood glucose; Cys - serum cysteine; Cr - serum creatinine; UK+- 24-hour urine potassium concentrations; Ca2+- serum calcium; Mg2+- serum magnesium; Phos - serum phosphate radical; NE - serum norepinephrine; E - serum epinephrine