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. 2023 Mar 18;15(6):1470. doi: 10.3390/nu15061470

Table 2.

Clinical and biochemical parameters and sKlotho in the CKD patients.

Control
(n = 38)
CKD-2/3a
(n = 11)
CKD-3b
(n = 12)
CKD+NP
(n = 6)
CKD+HP
(n = 7)
Age (years) 66.50 ± 4.63 61.72 ± 10.11 67.33 ± 7.41 69.09 ± 8.94 68.78 ± 5.97
BMI (kg/m2) 27.19 ± 4.57 31.34 ± 4.70 26.79 ± 2.84 30.52 ± 6.60 26.74 ± 3.99
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.83 (0.72–0.98) 1.23 (1.19–1.50) aaa 1.75 (1.63–1.84) aaa 2.66 (2.30–2.95) aaa,b 3.70 (3.41–4.48) aaa,bbb,c
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 81.5 (75–87.8) 49.0 (47.0–53.0) aaa 39.0 (33.8–40.3) aaa 23.0 (20.5–24.5) aaa,b 12.0 (12.0–13.0) aaa,bbb,c
Total protein (mg/dL) 70.70 ± 3.49 71.20 ± 3.08 69.45 ± 2.88 69.05 ± 3.56 68.50 ± 5.96
Calcium (mg/dL) 9.53 ± 0.27 9.53 ± 0.32 9.55 ± 0.37 9.66 ± 0.60 9.35 ± 0.45
Phosphorus (mg/dL) 3.64 (3.54–4.00) 3.16 (3.54–3.53) a 3.30 (2.69–3.47) aaa 3.41 (3.10–3.88) 4.09 (3.84–4.87) a,bbb,ccc,ddd
PTH (pg/mL) 52.0 (41.5–60.5) 56.0 (43.0–75.0) 86.5 (71.8–117.5) aaa 114.0 (71.5–198.5) aaa,bb 176.0 (155.0–212.0) aaa,bbb,c
1,25(OH)2D3 (pg/mL) 45.56 ± 11.55 38.80 ± 11.50 29.13 ± 10.27 aaa 38.57 ± 17.89 24.03 ± 12.14 aaa
FGF23 (pg/mL) 55.2 (46.3–64.7) 56.8 (52.1–62.8) 134.6 (80.7–166.2) aaa,b 143.8 (101.1–240.8) aaa,bb 175.9 (141.2–1,689.0) aaa,bbb
sKlotho (pg/mL) 809.2 (680.3–1042.2) 670.6 (604.2–746.0) a 632.2 (599.8–713.0) aa 591.4 (517.2- 706.8) aaa 585.80 (469.40–674.20) aaa
Urine creatinine (mg/dL) 105.65 (74.63–150.80) 44.80 (35.25–100.75) a 95.95 (57.58–114.38) 82.75 (56.75–95.73) 47.20 (46.60–71.30) aaa
Proteinuria (g/L) 0.07 (0.05–0.09) 0.05 [0.03–0.16] 0.44 (0.15–0.77) aaa,bb 0.32 (0.09–0.94) aaa,bb 0.58 (0.26–1.06) aaa,bbb
Urine Klotho (pg Klotho/mg urine creatinine) 433.4 (189.1–726.9) 1143.1 (539.4–2220) aa 1055.1 (910.8–2,103.5) aaa 1003.3 (849.2–2819.2) aaa 1099.7 (905.9–1503) aaa

CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease. a p < 0.05, aa p < 0.01 and aaa p < 0.001 vs. Control; b p < 0.05, bb p < 0.01, bbb p < 0.001 vs. CKD-2/3a; c p < 0.05, ccc p < 0.001 vs. CKD-3b; ddd p < 0.005 vs. CKD-4. Values are expressed as Median [interquartile range] or mean ± standard deviation. Kruskal–Wallis or ANOVA test and Dunn test or Tukey test as post hoc analysis, were used as statistical methods. Bold data represents significant differences.