Table 3

Spearman correlations (r_S) and p Values of age, mesothelin, calretinin and blood parameters in 569 men of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

	Age (years)		Mesothelin		Calretinin		Cystatin C		Creatinine		Brain natriuretic peptide		Haemoglobin		C-reactive protein		Fibrinogen		Lactate dehydrogenase
	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p	r_S	p
Mesothelin (nM)	0.29	<0.001
Calretinin (ng/mL)	0.12	0.004	0.18	<0.001
Cystatin C (mg/L)	0.43	<0.001	0.34	<0.001	0.31	<0.001
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.13	0.002	0.28	<0.001	0.21	<0.001	0.55	<0.001
Brain natriuretic peptide (pg/mL)	0.43	<0.001	0.06	0.127	0.08	0.052	0.26	<0.001	0.04	0.295
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	−0.16	<0.001	−0.09	0.032	−0.03	0.509	−0.10	0.013	−0.06	0.181	−0.16	<0.001
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	0.11	0.009	0.10	0.022	0.14	0.001	0.29	<0.001	0.06	0.188	0.15	<0.001	−0.10	0.014
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)	0.10	0.014	0.09	0.027	0.11	0.012	0.16	<0.001	0.03	0.428	0.11	0.007	−0.16	<0.001	0.50	<0.001
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)	0.17	<0.001	0.14	0.001	0.12	0.003	0.19	<0.001	0.08	0.062	0.23	<0.001	−0.05	0.241	0.15	0.001	0.05	0.275
Hemoglobin A1c (%)	0.14	0.001	0.02	0.628	0.09	0.033	0.16	<0.001	0.16	<0.001	0.09	0.024	−0.14	0.001	0.12	0.005	0.15	<0.001	−0.01	0.780