Population characteristics according to PTX3 tertile groups in the Bruneck Study.

aValues presented are means±SD, medians (IQR) or numbers (%).
bP values are for trend and derived from age- and sex-adjusted linear or logistic regression analysis of each variable on loge-transformed PTX3 level. When correcting for multiple testing, a P value<0.002 (in bold) indicates statistical significance (Bonferroni adjustment).
Urinary ACR – Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; hsCRP – high-sensitivity C-reactive Protein; MMP-9 – matrix metalloproteinase-9; G-CSF – granulocyte colony stimulating factor; SDF-1 – stromal cell-derived factor-1; VEGF – vascular endothelial growth factor.