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. 2009 Jun;20(6):1341–1350. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2008090998

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants stratified by gender and GFR

Characteristic CKD Status (eGFR Measured in ml/min per 1.73 m2)
Men (n = 1295)
Women (n = 1752)
<60 (n = 399) ≥60 (n = 896) P for Difference <60 (n = 457) ≥60 (n = 1297) P for Difference
Age (yr; mean ± SD) 70.8 ± 9.2 63.6 ± 8.6 <0.001 72.5 ± 9.0 63.6 ± 8.7 <0.001
SBP (mmHg; mean ± SD) 148.1 ± 21.1 146.0 ± 21.1 <0.001 152.7 ± 24.3 146.1 ± 21.1 <0.001
DBP (mmHg; mean ± SD) 84.3 ± 10.9 83.1 ± 9.6 0.240 83.7 ± 10.0 83.1 ± 9.6 0.280
Alcohol consumption (standard drinks/d; n [%]) <0.001 <0.001
    1 to 2 206 (51.6) 409 (45.6) 216 (47.8) 663 (50.9)
    3 to 4 49 (12.3) 178 (19.9) 23 (5.1) 100 (7.7)
    5 to 8 25 (6.3) 81 (9.0) 1 (0.2) 16 (1.2)
    ≥9 7 (1.8) 34 (3.8) 2 (0.4) 8 (0.6)
Previous or current smoking (n [%]) 282 (70.7) 576 (64.3) 0.080 171 (37.8) 501 (38.5) 0.120
Body mass index (kg/m2; mean ± SD) 26.7 ± 4.0 26.0 ± 4.9 0.004 26.2 ± 4.9 26.1 ± 4.8 0.670
Diabetes (n [%]) 36 (9.0) 55 (6.1) 0.140 32 (7.1) 60 (4.6) 0.120
Acute coronary syndrome (n [%]) 75 (18.8) 82 (9.2) <0.001 51 (11.3) 57 (4.4) <0.001
Sun-related skin damage (n [%]) 177 (44.4) 266 (29.7) <0.001 116 (25.7) 201 (15.4) <0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L; mean ± SD) 5.5 ± 1.7 5.4 ± 1.4 0.380 5.3 ± 1.8 5.0 ± 1.4 0.003
Total cholesterol (mmol/L; mean ± SD) 5.8 ± 1.1 5.7 ± 1.1 0.820 6.3 ± 1.1 6.1 ± 1.0 0.008
Tertiary education 237 (59.4) 564 (63.8) 0.440 204 (45.1) 691 (53.1) 0.007
eGFR (mmol/min per 1.73 m2; n [%])
    <20 2 (0.15) 1 (0.06)
    20 to 39 33 (2.6) 45 (2.6)
    40 to 59 364 (28.1) 406 (23.2)
    60 to 79 789 (60.9) 1130 (64.4)
    80 to 89 101 (7.8) 168 (9.6)
    ≥90 6 (0.5) 4 (0.2)
Serum creatinine concentration (mmol/L; n [%])
    40 to 89 124 (13.8) 870 (66.8)
    90 to 104 480 (53.6) 179 (39.6) 432 (33.2)
    105 to 119 160 (40.1) 292 (32.6) 173 (38.3)
    120 to 134 150 (37.6) 53 (11.7)
    135 to 375 89 (22.3) 47 (10.4)