Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study sample
From: Microvascular endothelial dysfunction is associated with albuminuria and CKD in older adults
No CKD (N = 30) | CKD (N = 36) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 68.6 (1.4) | 69.7 (1.2) | 0.5 |
African American | 18 (60 %) | 18 (50 %) | 0.7 |
SBP (mmHg) | 137.6 (19.2) | 143.1 (16.6) | 0.2 |
DBP (mmHg) | 74.0 (10.5) | 74.8 (8.7) | 0.7 |
BMI | 30.4 (5.5) | 31.0 (6.3) | 0.7 |
Diabetes | 6 (20 %) | 27 (75.0 %) | <0.01 |
Coronary Artery Diseasea | 2 (6.7 %) | 8 (22.2 %) | 0.1 |
Smoking | |||
Current | 0 (0 %) | 1 (2.8 %) | 0.5 |
Former | 21 (70 %) | 21 (58.3 %) | |
Never | 9 (30 %) | 13 (36 %) | |
ACEI or ARB | 20 (67 %) | 28 (77.8 %) | 0.3 |
Nitrates | 0 | 2 | 0.3 |
eGFR (cc/min/1.73 m2) | 85.4 (19.2) | 46.1 (2.4) | |
Alb/Cr ratio | 3.8 [2.9, 7.8] | 83.3 [16.6, 367.0] |