Table 3.
Comparison of laboratory findings between patients in CAVD and control groups.
| Item |
Calcification group
N = 111 |
Control group
N = 201 |
Test value ( t/t′/X2) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 6.66 ± 2.72 | 5.88 ± 1.71∗∗ | −2.739 | 0.007 |
| HbA1c (mmol/L) | 6.82 ± 1.66 | 6.24 ± 1.22∗∗ | −3.243 | 0.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.76 ± 0.95 | 4.63 ± 0.80 | −1.244 | 0.215 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.51 ± 0.81 | 1.49 ± 0.57 | −0.328 | 0.743 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.07 ± 0.28 | 1.11 ± 0.27 | 1.458 | 0.146 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.97 ± 0.77 | 2.82 ± 0.66 | −1.771 | 0.078 |
| Cumulative LDL exposure (mmol/L·year) | 201.29 ± 55.00 | 171.63 ± 49.05∗∗∗ | −4.894 | < 0.001 |
| APOA1 (mmol/L) | 1.34 ± 0.24 | 1.40 ± 0.22∗ | 2.042 | 0.042 |
| APOB (mmol/L) | 0.88 ± 0.22 | 0.84 ± 0.18 | −1.914 | 0.057 |
| APOB/APOA1 | 0.68 ± 0.23 | 0.62 ± 0.17∗∗ | −2.878 | 0.004 |
| Non-HDL (mmol/L) | 3.69 ± 0.93 | 3.52 ± 0.80 | −1.718 | 0.087 |
| Non-HDL/HDL | 3.71 ± 1.48 | 3.37 ± 1.19∗ | −2.252 | 0.025 |
| Residual cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.73 ± 0.29 | 0.70 ± 0.27 | −0.815 | 0.416 |
| AIP | 0.12 ± 0.26 | 0.11 ± 0.24 | −0.408 | 0.683 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 6.11 ± 1.81 | 5.71 ± 1.37∗ | −2.038 | 0.043 |
| Creatinine (mmol/L) | 69.53 ± 14.16 | 66.73 ± 14.62 | −1.626 | 0.105 |
| UA (mmol/L) | 352.21 ± 88.47 | 339.83 ± 86.00 | −1.205 | 0.229 |
| Cys-c (mmol/L) | 1.11 ± 0.23 | 1.01 ± 0.16∗∗∗ | −4.274 | < 0.001 |
| ALP (U/L) | 78.78 ± 26.79 | 75.73 ± 20.62 | −1.120 | 0.263 |
| LDH (mmol/L) | 221.79 ± 146.11 | 196.39 ± 93.15 | −1.654 | 0.100 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 3.97 ± 0.37 | 3.96 ± 0.31 | −0.473 | 0.636 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 141.33 ± 2.99 | 142.09 ± 2.20∗ | 2.339 | 0.020 |
| Chlorine (mmol/L) | 106.32 ± 2.78 | 107.06 ± 2.14∗ | 2.429 | 0.016 |
| Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.22 ± 0.13 | 2.26 ± 0.12∗ | 2.599 | 0.010 |
| WBC (×109/L) | 6.51 ± 1.88 | 6.46 ± 1.85 | −0.196 | 0.845 |
| NEUT% | 66.01 ± 8.15 | 62.31 ± 8.59∗∗∗ | −3.694 | < 0.001 |
| LY% | 25.00 ± 7.43 | 29.15 ± 7.35∗∗∗ | 4.735 | < 0.001 |
| NLR | 3.03 ± 1.47 | 2.36 ± 0.93∗∗∗ | −4.906 | < 0.001 |
| d-Dimer (μg/mL) | 0.64 ± 0.31 | 0.57 ± 0.22∗ | −2.488 | 0.013 |
Abbreviations: AIP, atherogenic index of plasma; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; APOA1, Apolipoprotein A1; APOB, Apolipoprotein B; Cys-c, Cystatin C; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; LY%, lymphocyte percentage; NEUT%, neutrophil percentage; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; non-HDL, non–high-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; UA, uric acid; WBC, white blood cell.
∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001: statistically significant difference.