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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population and controls

From: Association of adipokines with blood pressure, arterial elasticity and cardiac markers in dialysis patients: cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cohort study

 

Study population n = 366

Controls n = 60

p

Age, yrs

52.5 ± 12.1

54.2 ± 9.1

0.29

Male

206 (56.3)

33/60b

0.85

BMI, kg/m2

21.9 ± 3.4

25.5 ± 2.9

<0.001

Current Smoker

80 (21.9)

11/60b

0.54

Dialysis Vintage, months

58.5 (31.0 – 89.0)

--

--

IDWG, kg

2.5 ± 0.9

--

--

Diabetes Mellitus

60 (16.4)

2/60b

0.005

History of CVD

38 (10.4%)

--

--

Use of antihypertensives

254 (69.4)

--

--

Use of ACEI/ARB

95 (26.0)

--

--

Statins

14 (3.8)

--

--

Weekly dose of EPO, IU

6000 (4000 - 9000)

--

--

Hemoglobin, g/L

108.7 ± 16.7

--

--

Albumin, g/L

39.5 ± 4.5

--

--

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

3.95 ± 0.94

--

--

Triglyceride, mmol/L

1.62 (1.17 – 2.28)

--

--

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.00 ± 0.29

--

--

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

2.06 ± 0.59

--

--

Phosphorus, mmol/L

1.81 ± 0.51

--

--

Calcium, mmol/L

2.28 ± 0.26

--

--

Parathyroid hormone, pg/mL

280.6 (109.7 – 559.5)

--

--

Systolic Blood Pressure

138.6 ± 22.7

124.1 ± 17.6

<0.001

Diastolic Blood Pressure

84.6 ± 12.7

83.0 ± 11.1

0.37

Heart Rate

77.0 ± 10.0

74.7 ± 13.9

0.12

PWVa

10.6 ± 3.5

--

--

CRP, ug/ml

5.40 (1.73 – 14.14)

--

--

BNP, pg/ml

280.7 (103.2 – 546.4)

--

--

NT proBNP, pg/ml

500.4 (281.2 – 787.0)

--

--

Troponin I, pg/ml

57.9 (20.6 – 158.3)

--

--

Troponin T, pg/ml

67.4 (22.8 – 117.5)

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  1. a n = 361
  2. bPresented as ratio since n < 100