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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between spouses of dialysis patients and controls

From: Association between family members of dialysis patients and chronic kidney disease: a multicenter study in China

Variables

Spouses (n = 450)

Controls (n = 900)

P Value

Age (y)

57.9 ± 11.7

57.4 ± 12.6

0.51

Male (%)

181 (40.2)

362 (40.2)

1.0

Education (≥High School, %)

260 (57.8)

419 (46.7)

<0.001

Hypertension (%)

197 (43.9)

500 (55.7)

<0.001

Diabetes (%)

71 (15.8)

125 (14.0)

0.41

Overweight (%)

290 (64.7)

584 (64.9)

0.95

Nephrotoxic medications (%)

36 (8.0)

34 (3.9)

<0.01

Chronic respiratory tract infection (%)

106 (23.6)

158 (17.6)

0.01

Dyslipidemia (%)

231 (51.3)

378 (42.0)

<0.01

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

86.9 ± 16.8

83.7 ± 18.1

<0.01

Low eGFR (%) <60 (mL/min/1.73 m2)

17 (3.8)

70 (7.8)

<0.01

Albuminuria (%)

74 (16.8)

131 (14.6)

0.29

CKD (%)

83 (18.4)

178 (19.8)

0.61

  1. Note: Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage); Overweight was defined as body mass index >24 kg/m2; Dyslipidemia was defined as present if total cholesterol was ≥ 5.72 mmol/L (220 mg/dL), or if low density lipoprotein was ≥ 3.64 mmol/L (140 mg/dL), or triglyceride was ≥ 1.70 mmol/L (150 mg/dL) or high density lipoprotein was < 0.91 mmol/L (35 mg/dL); Albuminuria was defined as urinary albumin-creatinine ratio ≥ 17 mg/g (1.9 mg/mmoL) for males and 25 mg/g (2.8 mg/mmoL) for females; CKD was defined as decreased kidney function (<60 mL/min/1.73 m2) or albuminuria.
  2. Abbreviations: eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; CKD, chronic kidney disease.
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