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Table 2 Histological parameters of radial arteries in the studied patients

From: Cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients: intima-media thickness predicts the incidence and severity of histologically assessed medial calcification in radial arteries

Radial artery calcification

CKD stage 5 patients (N = 59)

Von Kossa staining:

 

Grade 0

42 (71 %)

Grade 1

2 (3 %)

Grade 2

4 (7 %)

Grade 3

4 (7 %)

Grade 4

7 (12 %)

Alizarin red staining:

 

Grade 0

25 (42 %)

Grade 1

12 (20 %)

Grade 2

5 (9 %)

Grade 3

9 (15 %)

Grade 4

8 (14 %)

Intima thickness, μm

60.7 (41.4-79.1)

Media thickness, μm

392 (332–461)

Intima/media ratio

0.15 (0.12-0.23)

  1. Number of patients (%) or mean (range)