Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristic | n = 124 |
|---|---|
Age, year | 64.1 ± 15.7 |
Dialysis vintage, months | 32.0 ± 30.7 |
Males | 69 (56) |
Diabetics | 31 (27) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.3 ± 4.9 |
Number of patients with residual renal function | 26 (21) |
Cardiovascular history | 39 (31) |
Acute myocardial infarction | 8 (6.5) |
Congestive heartfailure | 9 (7.3) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 25 (20.2) |
Cerebral vascular disease | 14 (11.3) |
Primary renal disease | |
Hypertension | 32 (26) |
Diabetes | 19 (15) |
Glomerulonefritis | 17 (14) |
Obstructive uropathy | 17 (14) |
ADPKD | 10 (8) |
IgA nephropathy | 6 (5) |
Alports’ disease | 2 (2) |
Other diagnoses | 11 (9) |
Unknown | 10 (8) |
Cardiovascular medication | |
Beta-blocker | 72 (58) |
CCB | 31 (25) |
ACE-I/ARB | 24 (19) |