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Table 1 Relevant Clinical and Paraclinical Data of patients with CKDnt and CKDt

From: Chronic kidney disease of nontraditional causes in central Panama

Characteristics

CKDt (n = 91) Median (IQR)

CKDnt (n = 15) Median (IQR)

P value

Age, years

71 (64–78)

58 (52–61)

 < 0.001

Weight, kg

73.5 (61–87)

70 (63–76)

0.59

Height, m

1.62 (1.55–1.68)

1.67 (1.57–1.69)

0.13

BMI, kg/m2

27.38 (24.7–32.35)

26.61 (22.4–28.6)

0.09

Gender

n (%)

n (%)

0.016

 Men

56 (61)

14 (93)

 

 Women

35 (38)

1 (7)

 

Agricultural workers

14 (15)

9 (60)

 < 0.001

Transportation workers

0 (0)

3 (20)

 < 0.001

Personal history of:

 CKD

17 (19)

2 (13)

0.80

 Obstructive uropathy

9 (10)

0 (0)

0.40

 Hyperuricemia

12 (13)

4 (27)

0.37

Renal ultrasounda

 Normal findings

28 (31)

2 (13)

0.16

 Renal atrophy

36 (50)

13 (87)

 < 0.001

 Hydronephrosis

7 (10)

0 (0)

0.27

 Agenesia

1(1)

0 (0)

0.68

Urinalysis

 Erythrocituria > 3 RBCs/field

8 (9)

1 (7)

0.78

 Proteinuria > 3 + 

15 (16)

1 (7)

0.32

Blood chemistry values

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

 

 Glucose 1, mg/dL

101 (92–121)

96 (93–106)

0.24

 Glucose 2, mg/dL

105 (94–129)

97.5 (91–104)

0.04

 Glycated hemoglobin A1c, %

6.2 (5.3–7.9)

5.01 (4.51–5.5)

0.11

 Creatinin 1, mg/dL

1.73 (1.45–2.17)

2.1 (1.51–2.52)

0.10

 Creatinin 2, mg/dL

1.76 (1.43–2.27)

1.8 (1.64–2.7)

0.13

 Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL

25.55 (18.2–33)

24.6 (21.9–26)

0.84

 Uric acid 1, mg/dL

6.8 (5.4–7.9)

7.8 (7.1–8.4)

0.04

 Uric acid 2, mg/dL

7 (5.9–7.8)

8.1 (6.3–9.2)

0.09

 Sodium, mEq/L

141 (138–142)

139 (138–141)

0.20

 Potassium, mEq/L

4.5 (4.1–5)

4.6 (4.1–5)

0.77

 Calcium, mg/dL

9.75 (9.2–10)

9.7 (9.4–9.7)

0.72

 Triglycerides, mg/dL

151.5 (117–203.5)

154 (112–203)

0.90

 Total cholesterol, mg/dL

189 (165–210)

175.5 (125–185)

0.14

 HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

45 (38–56)

45 (37–62)

0.83

 LDL cholesterol, md/dL

123.5 (94.5–144)

109 (75–125)

0.59

  1. aOnly 72 of the CKDt files had renal ultrasound on file
  2. BMI Body mass index, CKDt Traditional chronic kidney disease, CKDnt Non-traditional chronic kidney disease, IQR Interquartile range, RBC Red blood cells, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein