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Table 3 Baseline laboratory values

From: Observational multicenter study to evaluate the prevalence and prognosis of subclinical atheromatosis in a Spanish chronic kidney disease cohort: baseline data from the NEFRONA study

 

Controls

CKD

CKD stage 3

CKD stages 4-5

CKD stage 5D

p value

p value

n =559

n =2445

n =937

n =820

n =688

CKD vs controls

Between CKD groups

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.8 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 3.3

1.6 ± 0.4

3.3 ± 1.3

8.4 ± 2.9

<0.001

<0.001

MDRD (mL/min/1.73 m2)

91.8 ± 16.8

N/A

43.5 ± 8.7

20.6 ± 7.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

Urea (mg/dL)

37.4 ± 9.1

101.6 ± 48.1

65.3 ± 24.3

121.9 ± 47.5

126.1 ± 42.9

<0.001

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

203.4 ± 35.6

178.3 ± 39.7

187.4 ± 36.5

179.1 ± 37.9

164.9 ± 42.4

<0.001

<0.001

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

127.3 ± 32.8

101.8 ± 33.7

109.6 ± 31.6

101.9 ± 32.7

91.2 ± 34.8

<0.001

<0.001

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

53.9 ± 15.4

49.3 ± 15.4

50.9 ± 15.4

49.2 ± 15.1

47.3 ± 15.6

<0.001

<0.001

No-HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

150.4 ± 36.1

129.3 ± 37.4

136.8 ± 34.5

130.6 ± 36.3

117.8 ± 39.7

<0.001

<0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

115.5 ± 67.5

145.0 ± 82.3

144.7 ± 83.0

149.8 ± 85.7

139.7 ± 76.1

<0.001

NS

Glucose (mg/dL)

101.4 ± 23.6

107.6 ± 39.4

110.8 ± 37.4

108.4 ± 41.4

102.3 ± 39.2

NS

NS

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

14.5 ± 1.4

12.8 ± 1.7

13.8 ± 1.7

12.4 ± 1.4

11.9 ± 1.4

<0.001

<0.001

Transferrin (mg/dL)

283.4 ± 47.1

220.1 ± 48.8

245.9 ± 48.0

220.7 ± 42.2

193.3 ± 41.7

<0.001

<0.001

TSAT (%)

24.9 ± 12.4

27.8 ± 12.5

25.8 ± 10.5

27.3 ± 10.6

30.4 ± 15.5

0.003

<0.001

Ferritin (ng/mL)

113.8 ± 116.7

244.2 ± 308.8

170.7 ± 215.1

190.2 ± 167.7

365.5 ± 440.8

<0.001

<0.001

Uric acid (mg/dL)

5.1 ± 1.4

6.7 ± 1.6

6.8 ± 1.6

7.0 ± 1.6

6.1 ± 1.3

<0.001

<0.001

hsCRP (mg/L)

3.4 ± 7.9

4.7 ± 9.3

3.9 ± 6.1

4.8 ± 9.9

5.6 ± 11.7

<0.001

0.020

Albumin (g/dL)

4.4 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.4

4.2 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.5

3.9 ± 0.5

<0.001

<0.001

Corrected calcium (mg/dL)

9.4 ± 0.4a

9.2 ± 0.6

9.5 ± 0.5

9.3 ± 0.6

9.1 ± 0.7

<0.001

<0.001

Phosphorus (mg/dL)

3.5 ± 0.5a

4.1 ± 1.1

3.4 ± 0.6

4.1 ± 0.8

4.9 ± 1.3

<0.001

<0.001

Intact PTH (pg/mL)

N/A

181.7 ± 193.5

85.6 ± 69.0

173.5 ± 123.8

297.1 ± 273.2

N/A

<0.001

25-hydroxi-vitamin D (ng/L)

20.1 ± 7.9

16.1 ± 7.5

16.7 ± 7.8

16.2 ± 6.8

15.1 ± 7.4

<0.001

<0.001

1,25-hydroxi-vitamin D (pg/mL)

33.6 ± 13.9

16.8 ± 10.9

21.5 ± 11.2

17.4 ± 10.0

8.3 ± 5.1

<0.001

<0.001

  1. Data expressed as mean value ± standard deviation. aData available in 36% of subjects. Abbreviations: CKD chronic kidney disease, MDRD glomerular filtration rate estimated with the 4-variable MDRD equation, TSAT transferring saturation, PTH parathyroid hormone, hsCRP high-sensitivity C reactive protein, N/A not assessed, NS not significant.