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. 2003 Feb 6;4:2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-4-2

Table 3.

Humoral parameters (M ± SD) and percentage of clinical findings in patients with and without renal arterial stenosis

with without P

Patient, n° 49 189
Age, years 68,1 ± 8 66,3 ± 8,9 0,18
Creatinine, mg/dl 2,5 ± 1,5 1,6 ± 0,06 <,00001
Cr. Clearance, ml/min 34, 7 ± 19,2 58,2 ± 30,8 <,00001
Urea, mg/dl 84 ± 38 57 ± 29 <,00001
Uric acid, mg/dl 6,9 ± 1,8 6,4 ± 1,8 0,07
Sodium, mEq/L 142 ± 4,9 142,2 ± 4 0,6
Potassium, mEq/L 4,6 ± 0,5 4,5 ± 0,4 0,52
Cholesterol, mg/dl 236 ± 58 229 ± 54 0,15
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl 45,6 ± 12 49,6 ± 12 0,06
Triglycerides, mg/dl 176 ± 74 156 ± 76 0,08
Urinary protein, mg/24 h 659 ± 672 595 ± 980 0,14
Systolic BP, mmHg 175 ± 29 166 ± 21 0,07
Diastolic BP, mmHg 93 ± 15 94 ± 13 0,44
% %
Smoking 28,4 31,8 ns
Diabetes mellitus 29,8 13,6 <,01
Hypertensive retinopathy (stage III and IV) 6,1 6,1 ns
Interventricular septum 88,0 74,5 ns
Stenosis of epiaortic arteries 30,0 15,2 ns
Stenosis of iliofemoral arteries 57,1 50,0 ns
Renal dimensions asymmetry (>11 mm) 75,6 43,9 <,001