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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: The association of urinary sodium excretion and the need for renal replacement therapy in advanced chronic kidney disease: a cohort study

 

All N = 341

LSD N = 82

MSD N = 116

HSD N = 143

P value

Age years, mean (SD)

64.4 (14.9)

68.4 (15.1) β

66.9 (15.4)

60.1 (13.2)μ

<0.05

Female, n (%)

128 (37.5)

35 (42.7)

46 (39.7)

47 (32.9)

0.29

MAP mm Hg, mean (SD)

111 (14.2)

111 (14.1)

114 (15.1)

112 (13.5)

0.36

BMI kg/m2, mean (SD)

29.9 (6.6)

25.3 (4.1) α, β

28.6 (4.8) μ,

33.7 (7.0)

<0.05

eGFR ml/min/1.73 m2 mean, (SD)

17.1 (5.5)

16.4 (4.1)

18.0 (6.7)

16.7 (5.2)

0.30

Urine protein, g/day median, (IQR)

1.5 (2.7)

1.0 (2.1) α, β

1.3 (1.9)

1.9 (3.4)

<0.05

Cause of CKD, n (%)

 Diabetic nephropathy

162 (47.5)

27 (32.9)

50 (43.1)

85 (59.4)

0.06

 Ischemic nephropathy

61 (17.9)

21 (25,6)

21 (18.1)

19 (13.3)

0.16

 Glomerulonephritis

43 (12.7)

14 (17.1)

16 (13.8)

13 (9.1)

0.29

 PCKD

27 (8)

8 (9.6)

10 (8.6)

9 (6.3)

0.67

 Other

48 (14.1)

12 (14.6)

19 (16.4)

17 (11.9)

0.66

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Diabetes

198 (58.2)

32 (39)

61 (52.6)

105 (73.4)

0.02

 CAD

105 (30.8)

20 (24.4)

35 (30.2)

50 (35.0)

0.48

 CHF

79 (23.2)

13 (15.9)

22 (19)

44 (30.8)

0.08

 Hypertension

319 (93.6)

76 (92.7)

109 (94)

134 (93.7)

0.99

 CVA

36 (10.6)

7 (8.5)

12 (10.3)

17 (11.9)

0.78

 Dyslilidemia

235 (68.9)

50 (61)

81 (69.8)

104 (72.7)

0.72

Medications, n (%)

 RAS blocker

181 (53.1)

40 (48.8)

64 (55.2)

77 (53.9)

0.88

 Diuretic

219 (64.2)

48 (58.5)

76 (65.5)

95 (66.4)

0.84

 Calcium channel blockers

237 (69.5)

53 (64.6)

87 (75)

97 (67.8)

0.78

 Beta blockers

178 (52.2)

38 (46.3)

62 (53.4)

78 (54.5)

0.78

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, MAP mean arterial blood pressure, BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, PCKD polycystic kidney disease, CAD coronary artery disease, CHF congestive heart failure, CVA cerebrovascular accident, RAS renin-angiotensin system
  2. αP < 0.05 between LSD and MSD
  3. βP < 0.05 between LSD and HSD
  4. μP < 0.05 between MSD and HSD