Controls | CKD | CKD stage 3 | CKD stages 4-5 | CKD stage 5D | p value | p value | |
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n =559 | n =2445 | n =937 | n =820 | n =688 | CKD vs controls | Between CKD groups | |
cIMT (mm) | |||||||
All patientsa | 0.705 (0.605-0.815) | 0.725 (0.615-0.870) | 0.765 (0.645-0.891) | 0.705 (0.600-0.855) | 0.695 (0.595-0.850) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Plaque-free common carotidb | 0.710 ± 0.150 | 0.710 ± 0.160 | 0.749 ± 0.164 | 0.699 ± 0.157 | 0.689 ± 0.154 | NS | <0.001 |
Atheroma plaque presence (%) | |||||||
Any territory | 52.4 | 70.0 | 70.5 | 69.6 | 70.0 | <0.001 | NS |
Only carotid artery | 18.1 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 19.4 | <0.001 | NS |
Only femoral artery | 10.0 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 11.2 | <0.001 | NS |
Carotid and femoral arteries | 24.3 | 38.7 | 38.3 | 38.6 | 39.3 | <0.001 | NS |
ABI | |||||||
Mean ABI | 1.03 ± 0.10 | 1.06 ± 0.27 | 1.02 ± 0.19 | 1.05 ± 0.21 | 1.14 ± 0.38 | NS | <0.001 |
Pathologic ABI (%) | 12.3 | 28.0 | 25.3 | 27.1 | 32.9 | <0.001 | 0.003 |
ABI >1.4 (%) | 1.4 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 19.5 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
ABI <0.9 (%) | 10.9 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 13.4 | <0.001 | 0.003 |
Atheromatosis score (%) | <0.001 | NS | |||||
AS 0 | 38.1 | 30.3 | 28.4 | 33.4 | 29.3 | ||
AS 1 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 11.0 | ||
AS 2 | 41.7 | 53.5 | 54.1 | 51.5 | 55.2 | ||
AS 3 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 |