Table 6 Comparison of clinical characteristics according to carotid intima media thickness groups

Female/male, % / %

54.9/45.1

46.9/53.1

0.476

Age (years)

13.3 ± 0.7

13.3 ± 0.6

0.656

Height-SDS

0.52 ± 0.95

0.71 ± 0.83

0.345

BMI-SDS

0.78 ± 1.14

1.06 ± 1.17

0.292

Obesity, %

15.7

28.1

0.172

 Mother’s age (years)

40.8 ± 6.0

40.8 ± 6.1

0.981

 Father’s age (years)

44.7 ± 6.6

45.8 ± 7.2

0.496

 Parental hypertension, %

17.6

21.9

0.635

 Hemoglobin (g/dl)

14.2 ± 0.9

14.1 ± 1.2

0.659

 White blood cell (×10³/mm³)

7.6 ± 2.2

8.0 ± 2.3

0.440

 Platelets (×10³/mm³)

279 ± 55

282 ± 73

0.792

 Serum protein (g/dl)

7.7 ± 0.4

7.6 ± 0.4

0.609

 Serum albumin (g/dl)

4.7 ± 0.3

4.6 ± 0.3

0.544

 Serum globulin (g/dl)

3.0 ± 0.3

2.9 ± 0.3

0.859

 Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

11.1 ± 2.5

11.6 ± 3.3

0.411

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.57 ± 0.09

0.57 ± 0.12

0.873

 eGFR [Schwartz] (ml/min/1.73m²)

119.5 ± 18.2

122.7 ± 21.7

0.480

 Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.1 ± 1.1

5.2 ± 1.1

0.592

 Sodium (mEq/L)

139.0 ± 1.3

138.7 ± 1.8

0.349

 Potassium (mEq/L)

4.3 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.3

0.072

 Chloride (mEq/L)

104.2 ± 2.1

104.2 ± 1.9

0.864

 Calcium (mg/dl)

9.9 ± 0.4

9.8 ± 0.3

0.309

 ACCa (mg/dl)

9.3 ± 0.3

9.3 ± 0.3

0.387

 Phosphate (mg/dl)

4.4 ± 0.6

4.4 ± 0.6

0.952

 ACCa-phosphate product (mg²/dl²)

40.9 ± 6.0

40.7 ± 5.7

0.896

 ACCa-phosphate ratio (mg/mg)

2.12 (1.93–2.40)

2.13 (1.93–2.35)

0.837

 Magnesium (mg/dl)

2.06 ± 0.14

2.03 ± 0.15

0.388

 UPCR (mg/mg)

0.08 (0.07–0.11)

0.08 (0.07–0.12)

0.489

 UACR (mg/g)

7.4 (4.0–16.9)

6.5 (4.5–19.5)

0.842

 UBCR (μg/g)

56.3 (23.0–74.1)

54.4 (20.2–71.3)

0.955