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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: A single-arm pilot study of metformin in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Variables

Patients number (N = 34)

Age (mean, years)

47.29 ± 11.29

Gender (%)

 Male

12 (35.3%)

 Female

22 (64.7%)

Family history of ADPKD (%)

28 (82.4%)

 Mother related

11 (32.4%)

 Father related

17 (50%)

 None

6 (17.6%)

Age at diagnosis (mean, years)

35.97 ± 11.66

BMI (mean, kg/m2)

27.10 ± 3.65

 25–29.9 (%)

17 (50%)

  ≥ 30 (%)

8 (23.5%)

Smoking status (%)

 Current smoker

10 (29.4%)

 Past smoker

6 (17.6%)

 Non-smoker

18 (52.9%)

History of hematuria (%)

4 (11.8%)

History of kidney stones (%)

12 (35.3%)

History of lumbar pain (%)

28 (82.4%)

History of UTI (%)

14 (44.1%)

HTN (%)

26 (76.5%)

Dyslipidemia (%)

23 (67.6%)

SBP (mean, mmHg)

136.18 ± 15.42

DBP (mean, mmHg)

83.09 ± 11.54

Serum creatinine (median, mg/dl)

1.11 (0.88–2.61)

eGFR (mean, ml/min/1.73m2)

60.45 ± 34.71

CKD stage (%)

 1

8 (23.5%)

 2

10 (29.4%)

 3

5 (14.7%)

 4

6 (17.6%)

 5

5 (14.7%)

Serum urea (median, mg/dl)

59 (36.42–80.75)

Glucose level (mean, mg/dl)

87.75 ± 15.90

Total cholesterol (mean, mg/dl)

186.88 ± 37.32

Triglycerides (median, mg/dl)

95.50 (70–145.25)

Antihypertensive treatment (%)

21 (61.8%)

ACEI/ARB (%)

18 (52.9%)

Urine specific gravity (mean)

1012 ± 6.39

  1. N number, ADPKD autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, BMI body mass index, UTI urinary tract infections, HTN arterial hypertension, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, GFR glomerular filtration rate, CKD chronic kidney disease, ACEI angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, ARB angiotensin II receptor blockers