Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the study patients.

From: The association of serum adiponectin with abdominal aortic calcification in Japanese male hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional observational study

 

All subjects

Without AAC

With AAC

p-value

Patients (n)

101

46

55

Age (years)

61 ± 11

58 ± 11

64 ± 10

0.01

Body weight (kg)

59.5 ± 9.5

60.4 ± 10.6

58.8 ± 8.5

0.40

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.8 ± 3.0

21.8 ± 3.4

21.8 ± 2.6

0.99

Percentage body fat (%)

21.5 ± 7.0

21.4 ± 7.5

21.5 ± 6.7

0.99

Hemodialysis duration (years)

6.8 ± 2.9

6.6 ± 2.9

6.9 ± 2.9

0.65

Diabetes mellitus (n[%])

42 [42]

10 [22]

32 [58]

<0.001

Corrected calcium (mg/dL)

9.6 ± 0.7

9.6 ± 0.7

9.6 ± 0.8

0.57

Phosphate (mg/dL)

5.6 ± 1.1

5.6 ± 1.2

5.5 ± 1.1

0.54

Intact PTH (pg/mL)

108 (46–204)

139 (47–204)

100 (39–229)

0.78

hs-CRP (μg/dL)

113 (40–382)

73 (28–288)

122 (48–509)

0.07

Adiponectin (μg/mL)

17.0 (11.3–24.9)

15.4 (8.9–22.8)

18.8 (13.0–28.1)

0.03

Leptin (ng/mL)

4.3 (2.5–8.7)

4.2 (2.3–8.5)

4.7 (2.5–9.6)

0.77

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, number, or median (Q1–Q3).
  2. Conversion factors for units—calcium (mg/dL to mmol/L): × 2.2495, phosphate (mg/dL to mmol/L): ×0.3229.
  3. AAC: abdominal aortic calcification, PTH: parathyroid hormone, hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.