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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to chronic kidney disease status

From: Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease: a nationwide population-based study

Variables

Chronic kidney disease

Overall

(unweighted N = 3,257)

(weighted N = 18,222,051)

No

(n = 3,033, 93.3%)

Yes

(n = 224, 6.7%)

p value

Sex

  

0.773

 

 Male (%)

54.0

55.1

 

54.1

 Female (%)

46.0

44.9

 

45.9

Age (years)

43.34 (0.28)

54.69 (1.02)

< 0.001

44.10 (0.28)

Household income level

  

< 0.001

 

 Quartile 1 (lowest) (%)

11.6

20.2

 

12.2

 Quartile 2 (%)

27.1

33.1

 

27.5

 Quartile 3 (%)

29.7

30.3

 

29.8

 Quartile 4 (highest) (%)

31.5

16.4

 

30.5

Education level

  

< 0.001

 

 Elementary school or lower (%)

13.2

30.0

 

14.3

 Middle school (%)

9.4

15.4

 

9.8

 High school (%)

40.9

34.0

 

40.4

 College or higher (%)

36.5

20.6

 

35.4

Smoking

  

0.042

 

 Current (%)

27.1

22.8

 

26.8

 Former (%)

18.6

26.2

 

19.1

 Never (%)

54.3

51.0

 

54.1

Alcohol consumption

  

0.149

 

 Excessive (%)

10.4

10.2

 

10.4

 Moderate (%)

82.0

78.0

 

81.7

 Never (%)

7.6

11.9

 

7.9

Walking activity

  

0.497

 

 Active (%)

55.5

52.5

 

55.3

 Inactive (%)

44.5

47.5

 

44.7

BMIa (kg/m2)

23.74 (0.08)

24.92 (0.34)

0.001

23.82 (0.08)

 Underweight (%)

4.0

2.9

0.003

3.9

 Normal weight (%)

39.5

26.3

 

38.6

 Overweight (%)

24.6

27.2

 

24.8

 Obese (%)

31.9

43.6

 

32.6

Waist circumference

    

 Male (cm)

83.57 (0.25)

88.19 (1.07)

< 0.001

83.88 (0.24)

 Female (cm)

76.88 (0.34)

80.44 (1.20)

0.003

77.11 (0.33)

Abdominal obesityb (%)

28.6

41.6

< 0.001

29.5

Systolic BP (mmHg)

115.36 (0.34)

127.83 (1.63)

< 0.001

116.20 (0.35)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

75.31 (0.23)

78.89 (0.89)

< 0.001

75.55 (0.23)

Hypertensionc

29.8

65.1

< 0.001

32.2

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

187.29 (0.79)

201.49 (2.96)

< 0.001

188.24 (0.79)

HDL cholesterol

    

 Male (mg/dL)

48.14 (0.30)

47.24 (1.15)

0.443

48.08 (0.29)

 Female (mg/dL)

54.25 (0.35)

50.73 (1.18)

0.006

54.02 (0.33)

Low HDL cholesterold (%)

29.8

40.4

0.008

30.5

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

137.14 (2.49)

184.92 (11.69)

< 0.001

140.34 (2.49)

Elevated triglyceridese (%)

29.4

50.2

< 0.004

30.8

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

97.03 (0.42)

111.06 (2.47)

< 0.001

97.97 (0.44)

HbA1c (%)

5.73 (0.02)

6.41 (0.11)

< 0.001

5.78 (0.02)

Hyperglycemiaf (%)

28.2

56.2

< 0.001

30.1

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

98.85 (0.30)

84.80 (1.95)

< 0.001

97.90 (0.33)

ACR (mg/g)

5.37 (0.11)

153.07 (27.90)

< 0.001

15.26 (2.05)

TSH (mIU/L)

2.23 (0.04)

2.22 (0.19)

0.178

2.23 (0.04)

fT4 (ng/dL)

1.24 (0.01)

1.21 (0.01)

0.064

1.23 (0.01)

TPOAb (IU/mL)

26.90 (3.24)

30.91 (8.43)

0.655

27.17 (3.08)

 Positivity of TPOAbg (%)

6.1

8.5

0.236

6.2

  1. BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACR, albumin-creatinine ratio; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; fT4, free thyroxine; TPOAb, anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody
  2. aUnderweight (< 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (18.5–22.9 kg/m2), overweight (23-24.9 kg/m2) and obese (≥ 25 kg/m2); bWaist circumference ≥ 90 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women; cBP ≥ 130/85 mmHg or undergoing treatment with antihypertensive medication; dHDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL in men and < 50 mg/dL in women; eTriglycerides ≥ 150 mg/d; fFasting glucose levels ≥ 100 mg/dL, HbA1c ≥ 6.5% or currently on antidiabetic medication; gTPOAb ≥ 34.0 IU/mL.