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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population overall and by CKD status

From: The agreement between fasting glucose and markers of chronic glycaemic exposure in individuals with and without chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total (n = 1621)

Without CKD (n = 1525)

CKD (n = 96)

p-value

Age (years)

51 (37–61)

49 (36–59)

68 (62–73.5)

< 0.0001

Gender (n,% male)

406 (25.1)

378 (25.4)

19 (19.8)

0.221

Anthropometry

 WC (cm)

91.5 (78.1–103.2)

90.8 (77.5–102.8)

99.0 (89.0–105.8)

< 0.0001

 BMI (kg/m2)

28.3 (22.8–34.1)

28.2 (22.5–34.1)

30.4 (26.0–36.1)

0.0035

Biochemical analysis and calculations

 Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)

5.0 (4.6–5.7)

5.0 (4.6–5.6)

5.3 (5.0–7.1)

< 0.0001

 2-h glucose (mmol/l)

6.0 (4.9–7.6)

6.0 (4.8–7.5)

7.4 (6.1–9.2)

< 0.0001

 Fasting insulin (IU/l)

6.7 (4.2–11.0)

6.7 (4.2–10.9)

7.6 (5.1–12.1)

0.0328

 2-h insulin (IU/l)

37.9 (20.5–70.9)

37.3 (19.8–69.7)

58.8 (29.5–105.2)

0.0003

 Haemoglobin (g/dL)

13.5 (12.6–14.4)

13.5 (12.6–14.5)

12.5 (11.15–13.45)

< 0.0001

 HbA1c (%) (n = 1610)

5.8 (5.4–6.3)

5.7 (5.4–6.2)

6.2 (5.9–7.1)

< 0.0001

 Albumin (g/dL)

4.24 (4.04–4.41)

4.25 (4.05–4.42)

4.20 (3.99–4.31)

0.0601

 GA (%) (n = 1504)

13.1 (12.1–14.4)

13.0 (12.1–14.2)

15.0 (13.7–17.7)

< 0.0001

 Fructosamine (μmol/l) (n = 636)

238.8 (221.1–263.7)

236.4 (220.1–259.1)

269.7 (234.1–304.0)

< 0.0001

 Creatinine (μmol/l)

59.0 (52.0–70.0)

59.0 (51.0–68.0)

105.5 (89.0–137.5)

< 0.0001

 eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

104.4 (88.4–121.5)

48.5 (34.1–56.2)

< 0.0001

Co-morbidities

 Anaemia (n, %)

311 (19.2)

268 (17.6)

43 (44.8)

< 0.0001

 BMI categories (n, %)

   

0.008

  Normal weight

557 (34.4)

538 (35.3)

19 (19.8)

 

  Overweight

372 (23.0)

345 (22.6)

27 (28.1)

 

  Obese

692 (42.7)

642 (42.1)

50 (52.1)

 

 Glucose tolerance categories (n, %)

   

< 0.0001

  Normal glucose tolerance

1048 (64.7)

1009 (66.2)

39 (40.6)

 

  IFG/IGT

281 (17.3)

262 (17.2)

19 (19.8)

 

  T2D

277 (17.1)

240 (15.7)

37 (38.5)

 
  1. Data is presented as median (25th–75th percentiles) and percentages
  2. WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, GA glycated albumin, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, IFG/IGT impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance, T2D type 2 diabetes mellitus