Placental growth factor may predict increased left ventricular mass index in patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease – a prospective observational study

Table 1 Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics of the study group

Variable ± SD
Number of patients	62
Age (years)	62 ± 15
Men	37
Women	25
BMI (kg/m ² )	26,9 ± 3,9
Hypertension %	88,7
Mean systolic BP (mm Hg)	133 ± 16
Mean diastolic BP (mm Hg)	80 ± 7
Number of antihypertensive drugs	3 ± 2
History of CVD %	50
DM %	21

Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, BP blood pressure, CVD cardiovascular disease, DM Diabetes mellitus.

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