Table 3 Age-gender standardized baseline demographics and laboratory results according to 24 urine protein excretion in the entire cohort (n = 1,363)

Characteristics

n = 810

n = 553

Age, years

55.9 ± 13.9

55.9 ± 14.9

0.642

Sex,%

0.0001

   Males

44.7

55.5

   Females

55.3

44.5

Diabetes,%

47.4

41.2

0.027

Hypertension,%

8.7

21.6

0.0001

eGFR,%, mL/min/1.73 m ²

0.0001

   ≥90

35.8

23.1

   60-89

44.4

31.1

   30-59

16.6

31.5

   15-29

3.2

14.3

Measurements

   WBC, mm³

7,296 ± 2,940

8,044 ± 3,216

0.0001

   Hb, g/dL

12.5 ± 1.7

11.8 ± 1.9

0.0001

   Platelet, mm³

257,821 ± 93,576

263,793 ± 103,896

0.315

   Protein, g/dL

6.8 ± 1.6

6.5 ± 3.7

0.097

   Albumin, g/dL

4.0 ± 0.4

3.5 ± 0.7

0.0001

   Total cholesterol, mg/dL

194 ± 49

219 ±103

0.0001

   LDL Cholesterol, mg/dL

115 ± 37

115 ± 49

0.952

   HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

45 ± 15

43 ± 16

0.023

   Triglycerides, mg/dL

148 ± 151

174 ± 272

0.037

   AST, IU/L

27 ± 20

29 ± 25

0.139

   ALT, IU/L

27 ± 21

27 ± 28

0.898

   BUN, mg/dL

16.3 ± 7.9

21.7 ± 12.4

0.0001

   Creatinine, mg/dL

0.99 ± 0.41

1.39 ± 0.79

0.0001

   Total Bilirubin, mg/dL

0.78 ± 0.20

0.71 ± 0.22

0.0001

   Direct Bilirubin, mg/dL

0.30 ± 0.09

0.29 ± 0.09

0.003