Total cohort (N = 59) | CCA-IMT ≤ median (N = 30) | CCA-IMT > median (N = 29) | P | |
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Age, years | 61+/−16 | 50+/−16 | 70+/−11 | <0.001 |
Men, N (%) | 38 (64) | 18 (60) | 20 (69) | 0.5 |
Hemodialysed patients, N (%) | 36 (61) | 17 (57) | 19 (66) | 0.5 |
Dialysis therapy duration, monthsa | 7 (2–37) | 7 (1–37) | 6 (1–32) | 0.7 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.2+/−5.7 | 25.5+/−3.6 | 27.3+/−7.8 | 0.9 |
Diabetes, N (%) | 19 (32) | 5 (17) | 12 (41) | 0.036 |
Ischemic heart disease, N (%) | 29 (49) | 11 (37) | 18 (62) | 0.051 |
Heart failure, N (%) | 13 (22) | 3 (10) | 10 (34) | 0.023 |
Active smoking, N (%) | 17 (29) | 6 (20) | 11 (38) | 0.1 |
Hypertension, N (%) | 26 (44) | 15 (50) | 11 (38) | 0.4 |
Framingham risk score, points | 8 (5–9) | 5 (2–8) | 9 (6–12) | <0.001 |
Serum creatinine, μmol/l | 452 (326–527) | 462 (408–527) | 410 (32–512) | 0.2 |
eGFR (MDRD), ml/min/1.73 m2b | 14 (10–15) | 10 (6–11) | 10 (9–13) | 0.6 |
Fasting glucose, mmol/l | 5.0 (4.6-6.1) | 4.8 (4.4-5.1) | 5.5 (4.8-8.4) | 0.022 |
Ca x Pi, mmol2/l2 | 3.05 (2.87-3.86) | 3.57 (2.86-4.16) | 2.98 (2.88-3.60) | 0.2 |
iPTH, pg/ml | 260 (180–453) | 266 (204–414) | 211 (102–403) | 0.5 |
IL-6, pg/ml | 4.20 (2.16-7.52) | 2.63 (1.96-6.05) | 5.17 (2.94-7.52) | 0.3 |
CRP, mg/l | 6.91 (2.97-19.00) | 5.15 (2.14-9.73) | 8.80 (2.11-22.4) | 0.7 |
PTX 3, ng/ml | 1.24 (0.70-2.51) | 1.00 (0.68-1.71) | 1.55 (0.74-2.26) | 0.3 |
OPN, ng/ml | 307 (212–513) | 320 (207–588) | 281 (217–352) | 0.4 |
OPG, pmol/l | 7.55 (4.36-12.00) | 5.03 (2.62-9.36) | 9.39 (6.76-12.38) | 0.031 |
OC, ng/ml | 41.8 (29.0-67.6) | 48.7 (35.1-72.7) | 33.6 (27.1-42.8) | 0.053 |
Fetuin A | 0.245+/−0.052 | 0.244+/−0.047 | 0.246+/−0.058 | 0.6 |
FGF 23 | 1013 (416–2529) | 1006 (446–1220) | 1082 (465–2618) | 0.5 |
FRAP, mM/l | 0.77 (0.55-1.14) | 0.87 (0.52-1.06) | 0.74 (0.57-0.91) | 0.9 |
FRASC, μM/l | 50.4+/−13.2 | 51.2+/−11.7 | 47.3+/−10.6 | 0.4 |
DPPH, % | 39.9 (34.4-49.4) | 40.5 (37.5-48.1) | 36.4 (31.9-44.1) | 0.07 |
CCA-IMT, mm | 0.93+/−0.15 | 0.80+/−0.09 | 1.05+/−0.08 | - |
Atherosclerotic plaques in common carotid artery, N (%) | 15 (25) | 3 (10) | 12 (41) | 0.006 |