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Table 1 Baseline and final characteristics of the subjects according to their initial mean kidney length (threshold = median = 108 mm).

From: Large kidneys predict poor renal outcome in subjects with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

 

Small

Large

N

37

38

Initial

  

Mean kidney length (mm)

98 ± 8

118 ± 10***

Age (yrs)

64 ± 12

61 ± 14

Gender (%men)

54%

63%

BMI

27.6 ± 6.0

28.7 ± 4.5

HbA1C (%)

8.8 ± 1.5

8.4 ± 1.4

Diabetes duration (yrs)

17 ± 10

16 ± 9

Blood pressure (mmHg)

147 ± 19/82 ± 12

143 ± 23/77 ± 13

AER (mg/24 H)

112 (20-2358)

390 (28-2312)

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

125 (79-320)

103 (50-371)*

MCQ e-GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

58 (17-109)

73 (26-143)*

Isotopic GFR(mL/min/1.73 m2)

43(15-129)

71(8.5-209)*

End of the follow-up

  

Duration of follow-up (months)

61 ± 20

60 ± 19

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

129 (69-283)

140 (50-952)

Decline in MCQ e-GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2/yr)

-2.1 (-10-+12)

-2.7 (-28-+16)

Subjects on hemodialysis

2

9*

  1. * for p < 0.05.