Table 1 Patient characteristics at inclusion

Age (years)

65.6 ± 12.2

65.7 ± 9.6

65.5 ± 15.1

0.98^a

Sex (males, females)

14 - 7

7 - 4

7 - 3

0.76^b

Body mass index (kg/m²)

26.4 ± 3.4

25.8 ± 4.0

27.1 ± 2.7

0.40^a

SBP (mmHg)

132 (115–194)

132 (115–194)

133 (123–167)

0.89^c

DBP (mmHg)

84 (76–114)

85 (78–114)

84 (76–99)

0.57^c

Creatinine (μmol/l)

154.4 ± 25.5

149.9 ± 27.7

159.4 ± 23.3

0.41^a

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m²)

36.6 ± 5.6

37.6 ± 6.5

35.6 ± 4.6

0.44^a

Albumin/creatinin ratio (mg/mmol)^d

1.4 (0.2-95.0)

1.7 (0.2-95.0)

1.1 (0.3-32.0)

0.83^c