Table 2.
Data according to the presence or absence of ARBs.
| ARB (+) N = 22 |
ARB (-) N = 39 |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (M/F) | 17/5 | 27/12 | 0.509 |
| Age (years) | 64.3 ± 10.2 | 69.8 ± 11.7 | 0.070 |
| DM (%) | 27 | 28 | 0.939 |
| Smoking (%) | 55 | 44 | 0.419 |
| BMI | 20.7 ± 2.9 | 21.3 ± 3.0 | 0.428 |
| HD vintage (months) | 100.9 ± 54.6 | 90.4 ± 61.1 | 0.506 |
| sBP (mmHg) | 154.7 ± 10.9 | 146.6 ± 17.5 | 0.061 |
| dBP (mmHg) | 84.3 ± 10.2 | 81.7 ± 11.7 | 0.406 |
| Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 70.2 ± 12.4 | 64.7 ± 12.2 | 0.112 |
| Ca (mg/dL) | 9.3 ± 1.1 | 8.9 ± 0.9 | 0.139 |
| IP (mg/dL) | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 0.563 |
| Ca × IP | 56.3 ± 10.4 | 52.8 ± 13.1 | 0.277 |
| Intact PTH (ng/dL) | 350.5 ± 198.9 | 270.6 ± 211.4 | 0.151 |
| Hct (%) | 30.9 ± 4.0 | 32.6 ± 4.5 | 0.154 |
| Alb (g/dL) | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 0.624 |
| β2MG (mg/L) | 30.2 ± 6.7 | 28.5 ± 6.0 | 0.319 |
| Log hsCRP | 2.35 ± 1.67 | 1.85 ± 1.33 | 0.205 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 300 ± 77.3 | 336.2 ± 86.2 | 0.107 |
| CCB (%) | 63.6 | 51.3 | 0.419 |
| αβ-Blocker (%) | 27.3 | 28.2 | 0.936 |
ARB: angiotensin II receptor blockade; DM: diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; HD: hemodialysis; BP: blood pressure; Ca: calcium; IP: inorganic phosphate; iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone; Hct: hematocrit; Alb: albumin; β2MG: β2-microglobulin; hsCRP: high-sensitive C-reactive protein; CCB: calcium channel blocker.