Table 2.
General information characteristics of the research population.
| AVF creation cohort (n = 153) | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age of initiation of dialysis, years | 59 (50, 66) |
| Male, n (%) | 116 (75.82%) |
| Female, n (%) | 37 (24.18%) |
| BMI, Kg/m2 | 25.71 ± 4.49 |
| Heart rate, bpm | 80 (72, 87) |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 156 ± 22 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 88 ± 15 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 53 (34.64%) |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 48 (31.37%) |
| Primary disease | |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 75 (49.02%) |
| Chronic glomerulonephritis, n (%) | 41 (26.80%) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 12 (7.84%) |
| Polycystic kidney, n (%) | 7 (4.58%) |
| Other, n (%) | 18 (11.76%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 85 (55.56%) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 140 (91.50%) |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 50 (32.68%) |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 32 (20.92%) |
| Cerebral infarction, n (%) | 36 (23.53%) |
| Cerebral hemorrhage, n (%) | 6 (3.92%) |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 18 (11.76%) |
| Pulmonary arterial hypertension, n (%) | 37 (24.18%) |
| Access site | |
| Left, n (%) | 139 (90.85%) |
| Right, n (%) | 14 (9.15%) |
| Laboratories | |
| Red blood cell count, 10^12/L | 2.92 ± 0.63 |
| Haemoglobin, g/L | 87 (73, 99) |
| Albumin, g/L | 34.32 ± 5.17 |
| Urea, mmol/L | 23.6 (18.2, 30.08) |
| Phosphorus, mg/L | 1.66 (1.37, 1.95) |
| Calcium, mmol/L | 2.07 (1.99, 2.16) |
| Potassium, mmol/L | 5.35 (3.56, 5.66) |
| PTH, pg/ml | 189.6 (106.7, 324.3) |
Statistics are mean ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range] or number (%).
AVF, arteriovenous fistula; BMI, body mass index; PTH, parathormone.