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Table 4 Correlations of kynurenine, K/T ratio, quinolinic acid and nicotinamide with CD4 counts, neopterin, IL-6 and IFN-γ

From: The kynurenine pathway activities in a sub-Saharan HIV/AIDS population

 

Kynurenine (μmol/l)

K/T ratio

Quinolinic Acid (μmol/l)

Nicotinamide (μmol/l)

Variable

Rho

p-value

Rho

p-value

Rho

p-value

Rho

p-value

CD4 count

−0.393

0.0008

−0.366

0.0027

−0.110

0.371

−0.082

0.516

Neopterin

0.514

<0.0001

0.538

<0.0001

0.309

0.0036

−0.014

0.904

IL-6

0.354

0.0007

0.362

0.0008

0.062

0.566

−0.112

0.317

IFN-γ

0.344

0.0010

0.366

0.0007

−0.030

0.781

−0.145

0.192

  1. Spearman Rho correlations for the total patient group; significance at p < 0.05