Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients
Parameters | Median (range) or frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 64 (29–87) |
Gender (male) | 37 (41%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28 (16–49) |
Cause of CKD | |
DM (%) | 28.9 |
HT (%) | 27.8 |
Interstitial nephritis (%) | 15.5 |
GN (%) | 13.3 |
Other (%)a | 14.5 |
Smoking (%) | 6.7 |
Kauppila score > 1 (N) | 37 (41.1%) |
ABI ≥ 1.3 (N) | 21 (23.3%) |
ABI < 0.9 (N) | 16 (17.8%) |
Heart valve calcinosis/fibrosis (N) | 42 (46.7%) |