Table 2 Correlation between renal function and the number of renal stem/progenitor cells

BUN

Pearson Correlation

1

0.966**

−0.979**

−0.912*

Sig. (1-tailed)

0.004

0.002

0.015

Cr

Pearson Correlation

0.966**

1

−0.946**

−0.799

Sig. (1-tailed)

0.004

0.008

0.053

CD133

Pearson Correlation

−0.979**

−0.946**

1

0.935**

Sig. (1-tailed)

0.002

0.008

0.01

CD24

Pearson Correlation

−0.912*

−0.799

0.935**

1

Sig. (1-tailed)

0.015

0.053

0.01