Table 1 Clinical characteristics of subjects according to CKD stage

From: Interrelationship between brachial artery function and renal small artery sclerosis in chronic kidney disease

 

Total

CKD stage 1–2

CKD 3a

CKD 3b–5

 

Variable

N=139

n=85

n=27

n=27

P-value for trend

Age (years)

44±17

37±16

51±10

57±14

<0.0001

Male

84 (60)

46 (54)

20 (74)

18 (66)

0.13

Body mass index (kg m−2)

24±4

23±4

24±3

24±4

0.4

Hypertension

69 (49)

29 (34)

20 (74)

20 (74)

<0.0001

Diabetes mellitus

13 (9)

6 (7)

2(7)

5 (18)

0.18

Dyslipidemia

83 (59)

46 (54)

19 (70)

18 (66)

0.23

Hyperuricemia

64 (46)

21 (24)

21 (77)

22 (81)

<0.0001

Ever smoking status

60 (43)

31 (36)

16 (59)

13 (48)

0.09

Mean blood pressure (mm Hg)

89±10

85±9

96±9

93±10

<0.0001

Serum creatinine (mg dl−1)

1.0±0.6

0.7±0.1

1.0±0.1

1.8±1.0

<0.0001

eGFR (ml min−1 per 1.73 m2)

73±31

92±23

53±3

31±8

<0.0001

LDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

117±53

119±55

121±56

108±40

0.61

Fasting glucose (mg dl−1)

105±31

102±27

106±24

113±44

0.24

HbA1c (%)

5.5±0.6

5.5±0.6

5.5±0.3

5.8±0.9

0.09

UA (mg dl−1)

6.3±1.7

5.7±1.4

7.0±1.5

7.2±1.9

<0.0001

hs-CRP(mg l−1)

0.9 (0.3–2.1)

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

1.5 (0.7–2.9)

1.4 (0.6–2.1)

0.05

FMD (%)

5.9±2.9

6.6±3.0

4.7±2.6

5.0±2.4

0.003

Baseline brachial artery diameter (mm)

3.8±0.6

3.7±0.6

4.1±0.6

3.9±0.5

0.001

SA-IT index

1.1±0.9

0.8±0.8

1.4±0.8

1.7±0.6

<0.0001

Antihypertensive drugs

65 (46)

26 (30)

19 (70)

20 (74)

<0.0001

Renin–angiotensin system inhibitors

58 (41)

24 (28)

15 (55)

19 (70)

0.0002

 Calcium channel blockers

29 (20)

11 (12)

10 (37)

8 (29)

0.02

 Diuretics

11 (7)

8 (9)

2 (7)

1 (3)

0.6

 Others

12 (13)

4 (4)

4 (14)

4 (14)

0.1

Statins

19 (13)

8 (9)

3 (11)

8 (29)

0.02

Antiuricemic drugs

21 (15)

3 (3)

6 (22)

12 (44)

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FMD, flow-mediated dilatation; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SA-IT, small artery intimal thickening; UA, serum uric acid.
  2. Data are expressed as mean±s.d., medians (interquartile ranges) or numbers (%).
  3. To convert serum creatinine in mg dl−1 to mmol l−1, multiply by 88.4; LDL cholesterol in mg dl−1 to mmol l−1, multiply by 0.0259; glucose in mg dl−1 to mmol l−1, multiply by 0.055; UA in mg dl−1 to μmol l−1, multiply by 59.48.