Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| Patient characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Number of patients enrolled | 251 |
| Age (years) | 70.0 ± 10.4 |
| Sex (M) | 58.6% |
| Diabetes | 32.9% |
| Smoking history | 49.0% |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 64.2% |
| Pulmonary edema history | 4.8% |
| Hypertension | 95.6% |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 171 ± 26 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 89 ± 14 |
| Creatinine (μmol/l) | 153 ± 123 |
| Baseline estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73m2)* | 54.3 ± 33.3 |
| e-GFR ≥60 | 33.0% |
| e-GFR ≥30 <60 | 44.8% |
| e-GFR <30 | 22.2% |
Numbers are means ± standard deviation, or percentages
* Estimated glomerular filtration rate using Cockcroft–Gault formula [12]