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Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics and laboratory data between the osteoporosis and non-osteoporosis groups in patients on HD

From: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a sensitive marker of osteoporosis in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional observational study

 

All HD patients

osteoporosis

non-osteoporosis

P value

Number

339

98

241

 

General data

  Age(years)

56.79 ± 15.60

66.45 ± 13.28

52.86 ± 14.77

< 0.001**

  Sex(male %)

193(56.93 %)

60(61.22 %)

133(55.19 %)

0.309

  Dialysis vintage(years)

4.33 ± 4.91

4.63 ± 4.87

4.21 ± 4.94

0.469

  Body mass index(BMI)

22.99 ± 4.01

22.93 ± 4.03

23.01 ± 4.01

0.868

  Systolic BP(mmHg)

145.78 ± 24.40

145.94 ± 24.37

145.72 ± 24.46

0.940

  Diastolic BP(mmHg)

82.32 ± 14.60

78.51 ± 14.55

83.87 ± 14.36

0.002**

Blood data

  Hemoglobin(g/L)

97.57 ± 20.14

98.47 ± 20.94

97.20 ± 19.84

0.601

  Albumin(g/L)

35.89 ± 6.13

35.36 ± 6.41

36.11 ± 6.02

0.309

  Uric acid(mmol/L)

378.64 ± 125.83

368.83 ± 120.70

382.63 ± 127.89

0.361

  Triglycerides(mmol/L)

1.81 ± 1.37

1.75 ± 1.45

1.84 ± 1.33

0.438

  Total cholesterol(mmol/L)

4.13 ± 1.12

4.06 ± 1.00

4.16 ± 1.17

0.605

  Dicarbonate(mmol/L)

22.65 ± 3.76

22.63 ± 3.87

22.66 ± 3.72

0.943

  Calcium(mmol/L)

2.26 ± 0.24

2.28 ± 0.25

2.26 ± 0.24

0.548

  Phosphate(mmol/L)

1.70(0.19,4.16)

1.69(0.28,4.16)

1.76(0.19,3.35)

0.305

  Parathormon(pg/ml)

374.07 ± 418.87

347.02 ± 385.80

385.07 ± 431.87

0.449

  FGF21 quartiles (pg/ml)

386.67

930.23

288.80

< 0.001**

  FGF23 quartiles (pg/ml)9309.83 ± 10410.899529.83 ± 9485.399220.37 ± 10782.060.804

13116.71

16210.65

13189.01

0.804

Comorbidity

  Diabetes(%)

112(33.04 %)

45(45.92 %)

67(27.80 %)

0.001**

  Hypertension(%)

298(87.91 %)

87(88.78 %)

211(87.55 %)

0.754

  CVD(%)

94(27.73 %)

48(48.98 %)

46(19.09 %)

< 0.001**

Medicine usage

  Vitamin D(%)

151(44.54 %)

31(31.63 %)

120(49.79 %)

0.002**

  Calciu supplements(%)

86(25.37 %)

22(22.45 %)

64(26.56 %)

0.431

  Cinacalcet(%)

52(15.34 %)

11(11.22 %)

41(17.01 %)

0.180

  ACEI/ARB(%)

94(27.73 %)

28(28.57 %)

66(27.39 %)

0.825

FRAX(306) a

  Major Osteoporosis

3(0.9,14)

4.0(1.0,13.0)

2.55(0.9,14)

< 0.001**

  Hip fracture

0.8(0.0,10.0)

1.95(0,10)

0.5(0,10)

< 0.001**

  1. The values are shown as the mean ± SD, median (interquartile range) or numbers (%), *P<0.05, **P<0.01.
  2. a306 of 339 patients agreed to complete the FRAX questionnaire.
  3. HD haemodialysis; BP blood pressure; FGF21 fibroblast growth factor 21; FGF23 fibroblast growth factor 23; CVD cardiocerebrovascular disease; ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB angiotensin receptor II antagonist; FRAX fracture risk assessment tool