Table 2 Baseline anthropometrical data and treatments at enrolment

Anthropometrical data

SBP (mmHg)

133.2 ± 17.7

142.9 ± 22.0

142.9 ± 20.2

146.7 ± 22.1

138.4 ± 23.4

<0.001

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

80.0 ± 9.7

81.3 ± 11.9

81.6 ± 10.2

82.2 ± 11.4

80.0 ± 14.2

0.010

0.005

Pulse pressure (mmHg)

53.2 ± 13.0

61.6 ± 18.3

61.3 ± 16.9

64.5 ± 19.4

58.4 ± 18.3

<0.001

<0.001

BMI (Kg/m²)

28.1 ± 4.5

28.3 ± 5.2

29.2 ± 4.9

28.8 ± 5.5

26.5 ± 4.9

NS

<0.001

Abdominal obesity (%)*

47.8

49.6

58.9

49.3

34.4^a

NS

<0.001

Pharmacological treatments

Antihypertensive (%)

34.5

88.1

91.8

95.6

74.3

<0.001

<0.001

Hypolipidemic (%)

27.4

64.4

67.6

70.7

52.5

<0.001

<0.001

Antidiabetic (%)

9.5

21.9

23.5

25.2

15.8

<0.001

<0.001

Antiaggregation (%)

5.9

24.8

23.6

23.8

27.6

<0.001

NS

Anticoagulation (%)

0.5

3.1

3.2

3.0

3.2

<0.001

NS

Vitamin D (%)

N/A

38.7

18.0

50.4

53.1

N/A

<0.001

Of which active (%)

N/A

32.1

12.0

42.8

46.9

N/A

<0.001

Of wich native (%)

N/A

10.2

7.0

13.6

10.6

N/A

<0.001

Phosphate binders (%)

N/A

35.7

5.7

31.1

82.0

N/A

<0.001

Non-calcium based (%)

N/A

22.2

1.0

14.7

60.1

N/A

<0.001

Calcium based (%)

N/A

21.1

4.9

20.4

43.8

N/A

<0.001

ESA (%)

N/A

35.6

5.7

32.2

80.4

N/A

<0.001

Intravenous iron (%)

N/A

18.7

1.7

8.2

54.5

N/A

<0.001