Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: The relationships between visit-to-visit blood pressure variability and renal and endothelial function in chronic kidney disease

Measure

Mean±s.d.

N

150

Age (year)

62.7±11.7

Female (%)

40.6

eGFR (ml min−1 1.73 m−2)

38.6±25.4

Urinary protein excretion (mg g−1·Cr)

1939.3±3160.1

Smoking (%)

26

Anti-diabetic therapy (%)

37.3

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

5.9±1.1

Lipid-lowering therapy (%)

44.6

LDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

119.4±41.2

Uric acid (mg dl−1)

6.5±1.6

M SBP (mm Hg)

128.6±13.2

SD SBP (mm Hg)

14.3±5.8

CV SBP

0.111±0.040

⊿ SBP (mm Hg)

45.3±19.0

FMD (%)

5.2±3.3

NMD (%)

12.5±6.5

  1. Abbreviations: CV, coefficient of variation; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FMD, flow-mediated dilatation; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; M, mean; NMD, nitroglycerin-mediated dilatation; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
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