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Table 2 The demographic and clinical characteristics according to the terciles of low-grade albuminuria, adjusted for the male population, Viçosa – MG

From: Low-grade albuminuria and its relationship with cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive and diabetic patients in primary health care

VARIABLES

Low-grade albuminuria terciles (unit)

p-value

Tercile 1 (≤ 3.0)

Tercile 2 (4.0–7.0)

Tercile 3 (≥  8.0)

 

n (%)

 

Smokers

14 (42.4)

10 (30.3)

9 (27.3)

0.899*

Alcohol users

41 (38.0)

31 (28.7)

36 (33.3)

0.226*

Obesity

14 (37.8)

12 (32.4)

11 (29.7)

0.979*

HBPa

78 (37.9)

66 (33.0)

60 (29.1)

0.616*

Diabetes

37 (33.9)

38 (34.9)

34 (31.2)

0.340*

Cardiovascular risk > 20%b

54 (35.1)

51 (33.1)

49 (31.8)

0.156*

Metabolic syndrome

45 (40.2)

36 (32.1)

31 (27.7)

0.882*

Statins

18 (31.0)

19 (32.8)

21 (36.2)

0.235*

Lipid lowering medications

0 (0.0)

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

0.253*

Diuretics

38 (37.3)

42 (41.2)

22 (21.6)

0.028*

Adrenergic Blockers

10 (27.8)

17 (47.2)

9 (25.0)

0.119*

Direct-Acting Vasodilators

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

2 (50.0)

0.623*

Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs)

8 (27.6)

13 (44.8)

8 (27.6)

0.276*

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)

27 (37.0)

24 (32.9)

22 (30.1)

0.899*

Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor Blockers (ARBs)

24 (32.4)

30 (40.5)

20 (27.0)

0.196*

Insulin

11 (39.3)

9 (32.1)

8 (28.6)

0.997*

Metformin

23 (34.3)

24 (35.8)

20 (29.9)

0.655*

Sulfonylureas

7 (35.0)

6 (30.0)

7 (35.0)

0.789*

SGLT2 inhibitor

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0 (0,0)

0.357*

DPP-4 inhibitor

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0.282*

 

μ (Standard deviation)

 

Age (years)

59.1 ± 11.7

61.2 ± 12.1

62.8 ± 13.0

0.170**

BMIc (kg/m2)

27.3 ± 4.5

27.6 ± 4.8

26.9 ± 4.3

0.638**

SBPd(mm/Hg)

132.2 ± 17.3

132.0 ± 18.1

135.2 ± 17.8

0.485**

DBPe (mm/Hg)

81.3 ± 10.5

83.1 ± 10.2

83.8 ± 9.3

0.257**

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

187.0 ± 37.5

187.7 ± 38.4

193.7 ± 42.6

0.532**

HDLf (mg/dL)

48.0 ± 12.6

49.0 ± 12.1

47.4 ± 13.8

0.755**

GFRg(mL/min/1.73m2)

83.0 ± 16.5

87.0 ± 20.0

81.5 ± 24.0

0.238**

Framinghan score (points)

26.7 ± 17.1

28.6 ± 15.7

33.6 ± 17.8

0.042**

 

median (IR 25–75)

 

Glycated hemoglobin (%)

5.7 (5.5–6.2)

6.0 (5.7–6.9)

6.0 (5.6–6.9)

0.005***

Glucose (mg/dL)

94.0 (86.0–114.0)

96.0 (90.0–141.0)

105.0 (90.0–135.0)

0.021***

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

113.0 (89.0–152.0)

112.0 (84.0–165.0)

137.0 (89.0–198.0)

0.213***

  1. * Chi-squared test; ** ANOVA; *** Wilcoxon test; IR: interquartile range
  2. a high blood pressure; b 10-year risk of cardiovascular event greater than 20%; c body mass index; d systolic blood pressure; e diastolic blood pressure; f High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; glomerular filtration rate