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Table 2 Change in cardiovascular risk factors from baseline to end of follow-up period by CKD status*

From: Potential role of differential medication use in explaining excess risk of cardiovascular events and death associated with chronic kidney disease: A cohort study

Characteristic

CKD

(N = 159)

Non-CKD

(N = 1088)

P Value

Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD) (mm Hg)

-2.4 (22.9)

3.2 (21.2)

0.01

Diastolic blood pressure, mean(SD) (mm Hg)

-2.9 (13.2)

0.36 (11.6)

< 0.001

Total cholesterol, mean (SD) (mg/dL)

-55.9 (50.5)

-54.7 (43.8)

0.7

LDL cholesterol, mean (SD) (mg/dL)

-44.3 (39.9)

-46.3 (37.1)

0.6

HDL cholesterol, mean (SD) (mg/dL)

0.22 (11.7)

0.94 (9.9)

0.5

Triglycerides, mean (SD) (mg/dL)

-37.5 (114.4)

-47.4 (120.2)

0.4

  1. *CKD indicates chronic kidney disease