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Table 1 Clinical Characteristics of KEEP Participants, 2008–2009, by Level of Glycemic Control as Evident by HbA1c

From: Dysglycemia but not lipids is associated with abnormal urinary albumin excretion in diabetic kidney disease: a report from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)

  

Quartiles of Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c)

Compare Q1 & Q4 (pvalue) §

 

All, n

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 
  

[4.5 to 6.2]

[6.3 to 6.9]

[7.0 to 8.1]

[8.2 to 18.0]

 

n(row percentage)

2141 (100)

576 (26.9)

564 (26.3)

482 (22.5)

519 (24.2)

 

Age †

66 (58–75)

69 (61–77)

72 (63–78)

67 (60–75)

59 (50–68)

<.0001

Sex

     

0.2123

   Men

749 (35)

188 (32.6)

183 (32.5)

190 (39.4)

188 (36.2)

 

   Women

1392 (65)

388 (67.4)

381 (67.5)

292 (60.6)

331 (63.8)

 

Race

     

<.0001

   NHW

1233 (57.5)

382 (66.3)

354 (62.8)

291 (60.4)

206 (39.7)

 

   NHAA

511 (24)

120 (20.8)

129 (22.9)

113 (23.4)

149 (28.7)

 

   Hispanic

215 (10)

43 (7.5)

49 (8.7)

38 (7.9)

85 (16.4)

 

   Other race

182 (8.5)

31 (5.4)

32 (5.7)

40 (8.3)

79 (15.2)

 

≥ High school education

1740 (81.2)

477 (83.5)

467 (83.8)

390 (82.1)

406 (79.0)

0.0546

Current smoker

144 (6.7)

43 (7.6)

29 (5.3)

22 (4.6)

50 (10.0)

0.1773

Hypertensive

1991 (93)

535 (92.9)

525 (93.1)

445 (92.3)

486 (93.6)

0.6171

Family history of kidney disease

301 (14.4)

81 (14.4)

72 (13.1)

70 (15.0)

78 (15.2)

0.7562

Urinary ACR≥30 mg/g

1093 (51)

234 (40.6)

235 (41.7)

236 (49.0)

388 (74.8)

<.0001

  1. Note: Values are n (column percent) unless otherwise indicated.
  2. Abbreviations: HbA1c, Glycosylated Hemoglobin; KEEP, Kidney Early Evaluation Program; NHW, Non-Hispanic White; NHAA, Non-Hispanic African American; ACR, Albumin-creatinine ratio.
  3. † Median (IQR).
  4. § chi2 for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variables.