Table 3. Patient characteristics and laboratory data of the external validation cohort.
| Baseline characteristics. | |
|---|---|
| N | 140 |
| Gender (Male) (%) | 87 (62.1) |
| Age (years) | 81 (78, 84) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.4±3.9 |
| Primary kidney disease | |
| DKD (%) | 55 (39.3) |
| Laboratory data | |
| UN (mg/dl) | 86.1±27.1 |
| Cr (mg/dl) | 7.3±2.2 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.2±0.6 |
| Ca (mg/dl) | 8.5±0.8 |
| Pi (mg/dl) | 5.4±1.4 |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 0.32 (0.1, 1.09) |
| Hb (g/dl) | 10.1±6.9 |
| Absence of AVF (%) | 47 (33.6) |
| Comorbidities | |
| CVD (%) | 34 (24.3) |
| Cancer (%) | 15 (10.7) |
| Dementia (%) | 55 (39.3) |
| Death<1 year (%) | 18 (12.9) |