Ultrasonographic findings in patients with chronic kidney disease with asymptomatic hyperuricemia

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 4 Relation between quality of life and clinical laboratory findings in CKD patients

Variable	Group 1 (no. = 50)
Variable	r	P
Age (years)	0.33	0.02
Pain index	0.33	0.02
Duration of renal disease (years)	0.26	0.07
BMI (kg/m²)	0.24	0.09
Creatinine	0.40	0.004
Vit. D	0.87	< 0.001
Serum uric acid	0.47	0.009
GFR (ml/min/1.73 m)	0.33	0.02
Serum Na	0.09	0.55
Serum K	0.35	0.01
Platelets (× 10³/mm³)	0.17	0.24
WBCs (× 10³/mm³)	0.05	0.74
Serum Ca	0.55	0.01
Hb (gm/dl)	0.76	< 0.001
Serum phosphate	0.35	0.01

K Potassium, Na Sodium, Ca Calcium, Hb Hemoglobin, GFR Glomerular filtration rate, Vit Vitamin, BMI Body mass index, WBC White blood cells if P ≤ 0.05 means significant, if P < 0.001 means highly significant