Table 3: Pearson correlation between oxidative albumin with inflammatory and biochemical markers in HD Patients Pre- and post- Calcitriol Therapy.

Correlations Pre-Therapy Post- Therapy
r p After 8 weeks After 16 weeks
r p r p
IL-6 with ALP 0.763 0.001 0.657 0.008 0.549 0.034
HNA with HMA 0.997 <0.0001 -0.100 <0.0001 -0.916 <0.0001
HNA/HMA with HNA 0.991 <0.0001 0.103 0.7 0.904 <0.0001
HNA/HMA with HMA -0.993 <0.0001 -0.103 0.7 -0.99 <0.0001
HNA/HMA with iPTH 0.513 0.05 0.127 0.065 0.537 0.039
HNA/HMA with CRP 0.321 0.24 0.625 0.013 0.387 0.154
CRP with SOD -0.133 0.637 -0.531 0.042 0.414 0.125
iPTH with Ca -0.558 0.031 0.305 0.268 0.298 0.281
iPTH with HMA -0.539 0.038 -0.257 0.354 -0.547 0.035

Data: expressed as an association between variable (r); (negative (–) correlation)Ca: Calcium, P: Phosphate, ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase, iPTH: Intact Parathyroid Hormone, CRP: C Reactive Protein, IL-6: Interleukin 6, SOD: Superoxide dismutase, IS: Indoxyl Sulfate, HNA: Human non-mercaptoalbumin, HMA: Human mercaptoalbumin, HNA/HMA: Oxidized albumin ratioThe correlation between variables was assessed using Person Correlation Coefficient and was considered significant at p Value: * <0.05 & ** <0.005 compared to other variable