Table 4: Patient characteristics by urine albumin/creatinine ratio.
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Demographics |
Urine Albumin/Creatinine Ratio Less Than or Equal 64 mg/mmol N = 230 |
Urine Albumin/Creatinine Ratio Greater Than 64 mg/mmol N = 64 |
|
Age (years) |
73 (IQR 29-99) |
72 (IQR 31-92) |
|
Gender male |
56.6% (138) |
64.7% (44) |
|
Race Caucasian Arab Asian Black European South American |
59.4% 10.7% 15.6% 6.7% 5.3% 2% |
57.4% 14.7% 19.2% 4.4% 4.4% 0% |
|
Height (meters) |
1.68 (IQR 1.03-2.0) |
1.68 (IQR 1.6-1.9) |
|
Weight (kilograms) |
77.3 (IQR 34-150) |
83 (IQR 50.9-125) |
|
Bmi (kilograms/meters squared) |
27.7 (IQR 15.8-93.2) |
28.3 (IQR 20.3-48.8) |
|
Comorbidities |
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Diabetes MellitusY |
38.5(94) |
60.3(41) |
|
Dementia |
1.6(4) |
4.4(3) |
|
Pacemaker |
7(17) |
3(2) |
|
Gout |
13.5(33) |
17.7(12) |
|
GERD |
11.5(28) |
4.4(3) |
|
Atrial fibrillation |
13.9(34) |
7.4(5) |
|
Peripheral Vascular disease |
11.9(29) |
10.3(7) |
|
Cerebrovascular disease |
9.8(24) |
10.3(7) |
|
Coronary artery disease |
24.2(59) |
32.4(22) |
|
Congestive heart failure |
12.3(30) |
17.7(12) |
|
Cancer |
32.8(80) |
23.5(16) |
|
Liver disease |
2.5(6) |
1.5(1) |
|
COPD |
15.6(38) |
20.6(14) |
|
Deep venous thrombosisY |
5.2(13) |
0 |
|
Dyslipidemia |
32.8(80) |
41.2(28) |
|
Hematuria |
84.9(163) |
92.2(47) |
|
Proteinuria |
44.9(68) |
97.1(66) |
|
hypothyroidism |
13(32) |
11.8(8) |
|
Clinic |
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Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)Y |
139 (IQR 88-239) |
154.5 (IQR 106-200) |
|
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
75 (IQR 41-104) |
72 (IQR 40-100) |
|
Heart rate (beats/minute) |
71 (IQR 49-123) |
71.5 (IQR 50-103) |
|
Laboratory |
|
|
|
Thyroid stimulating hormone (µIU/l) |
1.78 (IQR 0.06-109.5) |
2.03 (IQR 0.2-13.4) |
|
eGFR ml/min/1.73 m2Y |
37 (IQR 10-93) |
24 (IQR 9-82) |
|
Serum creatinine (umol/L)Y |
139 (IQR 63-496) |
210.5 (IQR 65-626) |
|
Hemoglobin (g/l)Y |
126 (IQR 77-172) |
111.5 (IQR 76-171) |
|
Serum sodium (mmol/l) |
139 (IQR 130-145) |
139 (IQR 133-145) |
|
Serum potassium (mmol/l)Y |
4.5 (IQR 2.6-5.6) |
4.6 (IQR 3.5-6.2) |
|
Serum bicarbonate (mmol/l)Y |
26 (IQR 18-33) |
24 (IQR 14-31) |
|
Blood urea (mmol/l)Y |
9.3 (IQR 2.9-32) |
14.2 (IQR 4.6-42.8) |
|
Serum albumin (g/l)Y |
39 (IQR 19.5-47) |
37 (IQR 23-44) |
|
Serum uric acid (mmol/l) |
389 (IQR 172-879) |
406 (IQR 117-591) |
|
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) |
4.3 (IQR 2.06-7.33) |
4.23 (IQR 1.92-8.63) |
|
HDL (mmol/l)Y |
1.16 (IQR 0.54-2.06) |
1.04 (IQR 0.6-2.04) |
|
LDL (mmol/l) |
2.35 (IQR 0.56-5.55) |
2.09 (IQR 0.72-5.85) |
|
Serum calcium (mmol/l) |
2.38 (IQR 2.1-2.76) |
2.38 (IQR 1.19-2.65) |
|
Ionized calcium(mmol/l) |
1.26 (IQR 1.13-1.54) |
1.27 (IQR 1.17-1.3) |
|
Serum phosphate (mmol/l)Y |
1.18 (IQR 0.63-1.73) |
1.34 (IQR 0.9-1.88) |
|
C reactive protein (mg/l) |
4 (IQR 2.03-293) |
6.0 (IQR 4-36.5) |
|
Ferritin (µg/l) |
69 (IQR 2.22-924) |
84 (IQR 9-1022) |
|
HbA1c (percent)Y |
5.7 (IQR 5-11.3) |
6.3 (IQR 4.6-14.7) |
|
Absolute HbA1c (percent) |
7.3 (4.1-15.1) |
7.3 (4.1-14.4) |
|
Urine Albumin/creatinine (mg/mmol)Y |
5.2 (IQR 0.17-55.7) |
162.5 (IQR 64.2-1414) |
|
eGFR slope (ml/min/1.73 m3/day)Y |
-0.0015 (IQR -1.577-0.602) |
-0.010 (IQR -0.149 to 204) |
|
Radiology |
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Right Kidney cm |
9.9 (IQR 3.2-24) |
10 (IQR 6.4-27.5) |
|
Left Kidney cm |
10 (IQR 5.6-23) |
9.8 (IQR 5-28.2) |
|
Average Kidney cm |
9.8 (IQR 4.8-23.5) |
9.9 (IQR 7.4-27.9) |
|
Total kidney volume (ml3) |
255.1 (IQR 66-1707) |
275.6 (IQR 112.7-3765.5) |
ψp value < 0.05.