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Table 4 Pearson’s correlation between UAldo:C and other variables

From: Factors affecting the urinary aldosterone-to-creatinine ratio in healthy dogs and dogs with naturally occurring myxomatous mitral valve disease

 

All dogs

Healthy + Stage B1

Stage B2

Stage C

Pearson’s coefficient

P value

Pearson’s coefficient

P value

Pearson’s coefficient

P value

Pearson’s coefficient

P value

UAldo:C-Sex

0.167

0.042*

0.247

0.016*

0.193

0.528

0.012

0.942

UAldo:C-Breed

0.346

< 0.001*

0.480

< 0.001*

0.257

0.396

0.109

0.494

UAldo:C-Age

− 0.233

0.004*

−0.365

< 0.001*

0.016

0.958

−0.181

0.252

UAldo:C-BW

−0.242

0.003*

−0.283

0.006*

−0.181

0.554

−0.125

0.429

UAldo:C-USG

0.274

0.001*

0.510

< 0.001*

0.449

0.124

−0.049

0.756

UAldo:C-UP/UC

0.069

0.405

0.165

0.113

−0.040

0.896

0.048

0.762

UAldo:C-UREA

0.124

0.203

0.164

0.199

0.722

0.043*

0.024

0.888

UAldo:C-SCr

0.103

0.291

0.047

0.717

0.557

0.151

0.127

0.459

UAldo:C-LA/Ao

0.154

0.061

0.056

0.590

0.624

0.023*

0.230

0.148

UAldo:C-LVEDDn

0.077

0.354

−0.092

0.377

−0.255

0.401

0.262

0.094

UAldo:C-LVESDn

0.096

0.246

−0.083

0.426

0.098

0.750

0.282

0.070

UAldo:C-E peak

0.035

0.681

−0.040

0.717

−0.259

0.417

0.095

0.550

UAldo:C-SAP

0.039

0.680

0.193

0.105

0.338

0.282

−0.342

0.065

  1. Sex: female = 1, male = 0; Breed: Chihuahua = 1, any other breeds = 0; BW Body weight, USG Urine specific gravity, UP/UC Urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio, UREA Serum urea, SCr Serum creatinine, LA/Ao Left atrium-to-aortic root ratio, LVEDDn Normalized left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVESDn Normalized left ventricular end-systolic diameter, SAP Systolic arterial pressure
  2. * = significant (P value < 0.05)