Urotensin II levels in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Table 3 Correlation analysis between serum urotensin II levels and different biochemical, anthropometric and clinical parameters in the inflammatory bowel disease group (n = 50)

Parameter	r1	P value
hsCRP (mg/L)	0.491	< 0.001
Total proteins (g/L)	-0.306	0.032
Albumins (g/L)	-0.182	0.210
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.057	0.698
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	-0.114	0.439
HDL (mmol/L)	-0.153	0.298
LDL (mmol/L)	-0.1033	0.487
Urea (mmol/L)	0.013	0.928
Creatinine (μmol/L)	0.133	0.356
Age (yr)	-0.072	0.614
Body mass index (kg/m2)	-0.037	0.800
SBP (mmHg)	0.387	0.005
DBP (mmHg)	0.352	0.012
IBD duration (yr)2	0.0453	0.751
FC (μg/g)	0.0483	0.812
UCEIS (score)	0.4253	0.048
SES-CD (score)	0.4663	0.028

¹Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

²Time period before the initial diagnosis.

³Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; FC: Fecal calprotectin; hsCRP: High sensitivity C-reactive protein; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; SES-CD: Simple endoscopic score for Crohn’s disease; UCEIS: Ulcerative colitis index of severity.