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Table 1 Demographics of participants responding to the baseline Short Form with 36 questions

From: Quality of life and mortality from a nephrologist's view: a prospective observational study

 

CKD (-)

(n = 488)

CKD (+)

(n = 444)

Total subjects

(n = 944)

Age‡

74.8/8.2

77.4/8.9

76.0/8.6

Male gender (%)‡

52.9

36.5

45.1

Hypertension (%) *

68.0

74.4

71.1

Diabetes mellitus (%)

20.9

20.5

20.9

CHD (%)†

4.7

10.6

7.6

CVA (%)

9.2

11.0

10.1

Ever-drinking (%)‡

45.5

32.4

39.2

Ever-smoking (%) *

43.1

35.7

39.6

SBP (mmHg)

132.6/17.8

132.2/18.3

132.5/18.1

DBP (mmHg)

82.8/10.2

82.5/11.0

82.7/10.6

Serum findings

   

   Hemoglobin (g/dL)‡

13.9/1.6

13.6/1.4

13.7/1.5

   Glucose (mg/dL)†

111.0/28.0

106.4/20.9

108.9/25.1

   Total protein (g/dL)

7.4/0.47

7.5/0.46

7.5/0.46

   Albumin (g/dL)

4.09/0.27

4.09/0.22

4.09/0.24

   Total cholesterol (mg/dL) *

199.5/37.5

205.7/37.6

202.7/37.9

   Triglyceride (mg/dL)

131.1/88.8

137.8/72.9

135.0/82.1

   HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

60.8/16.0

59.5/14.8

60.2/15.4

   Creatinine (mg/dL)‡

0.98/0.15

1.27/0.41

1.12/0.34

   eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)‡

70.2/8.7

51.0/8.1

61.1/12.8

Proteinuria (%)

7.4

9.4

8.4

Hematuria (%)

9.9

11.3

10.8

SF36 score

   

   Physical functioning†

56.9/27.89

50.6/29.60

53.9/28.88

   Role---physical†

71.1/28.46

65.3/32.70

68.4/30.67

   Bodily pain

63.1/28.11

59.3/31.64

61.3/29.89

   General health

43.8/21.85

42.7/22.05

43.3/21.94

   Vitality

52.3/20.56

50.6/21.87

51.5/21.20

   Social functioning

79.5/23.55

76.4/26.80

78.0/25.18

   Role---emotional

81.4/26.00

78.3/29.36

79.9/27.68

   Mental health

68.6/19.52

67.6/20.84

68.1/20.15

   PCS†

55.8/13.3

53.1/14.6

54.5/14.0

   MCS

52.2/10.1

51.1/11.0

51.7/10.5

Median follow-up (interquartile, months)

39 (35--42)

39 (35--41)

39 (35--42)

  1. GFR was not estimated in twelve subjects.
  2. P < 0.05, † P < 0.01, ‡ P < 0.001
  3. Abbreviations: CKD: chronic kidney disease; CHD: coronary heart disease; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; SF36: 36-item Short-Form health survey; PCS: physical component summary score; MCS: mental component summary score.