Table 2.

Baseline and change in level of risk factors in individuals with and without worsened kidney function

	Cases	Controls	p value
Baseline levels
CRP, mg/l1	2.9 (1.6 to 7.5)	2.6 (1.4 to 4.6)	0.06
IL-6, pg/l1	2.2 (1.3 to 3.2)	1.8 (1.2 to 2.8)	0.01
Fibrinogen, mg/dl	336 ± 73	317 ± 66	0.007
Factor VII, %	130 ± 35	125 ± 28	0.07
Factor VIII, %	132 ± 42	125 ± 39	0.10
HDL, mg/dl	50 ± 15	53 ± 16	0.04
LDL, mg/dl	127 ± 37	129 ± 36	0.51
Triglycerides, mg/dl	163 ± 100	143 ± 74	0.02
Change in risk factors
CRP, mg/l1	+0.2 (−0.9 to 2.6)	+0.2 (−0.8 to 1.8)	0.65
IL-6, pg/l1	+1.5 (0.2 to 3.2)	+0.9 (0.2 to 1.9)	0.03
Fibrinogen, mg/dl	+23 ± 85	+10 ± 57	0.06
Factor VII, %	−16 ± 29	−16 ± 19	0.91
Factor VIII, %	+60 ± 54	+44 ± 46	0.003
HDL, mg/dl	−2 ± 8	−1 ± 7	0.31
LDL, mg/dl	−3 ± 31	−3 ± 22	0.98
Triglycerides, mg/dl	+10 ± 94	−3 ± 62	0.12

¹Median, interquartile range.