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Table 4 Correlation among pathological parameters (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient)

From: Tubulointerstitial damage as the major pathological lesion in endemic chronic kidney disease among farmers in North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Combination of variables

ρ a

P value

Interstitial inflammation score–interstitial fibrosis score

0.7869

<0.0001

Fibrous intimal thickening score–arteriolar hyalinosis score

0.4442

0.0036

Interstitial fibrosis score–arteriolar hyalinosis score

0.3156

0.0213

Interstitial fibrosis score–fibrous intimal thickening score

0.2651

0.0898

Interstitial inflammation score–arteriolar hyalinosis score

0.2041

0.1426

Interstitial inflammation score–fibrous intimal thickening score

0.2014

0.2010

  1. aSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

ISSN: 1347-4715

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