Table 3.

Age, time on haemodialysis (HD), time on renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with (yes) or without (no) vascular calcifications at different calibre arteries

	Calcifications in large calibre arteries			Calcifications in medium calibre arteries			Calcifications in small calibre arteries
	Yes	No	P	Yes	No	P	Yes	No	P
Age	66 ± 14	51 ± 20	0.01*	66 ± 14	57 ± 19	0.019*	64 ± 13	64 ± 16.5	NS
Time on HD (years)	2.8 ± 3	2.2 ± 3.3	NS	3.2 ± 3.5	1.7 ± 1.1	0.001*	2.8 ± 3.1	2.9 ± 3.2	NS
Time on RRT (years)	3.5 ± 4.5	2.8 ± 4	NS	3.9 ± 4.9	2.2 ± 2.8	0.039*	4.4 ± 6.2	3.2 ± 3.8	NS

^* significant difference, P < 0.05.