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. 2011 May;6(5):986–994. doi: 10.2215/CJN.05720710

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients and community controls

Characteristic CKD Stages 4 to 5 (n = 89) HD (n = 75) Sleep-SCORE Controls (n = 224) P
Age (years) 51 (42.5, 64) 57.5 (46, 67.2) 59.8 (54.5, 65.2) <0.001
Controls > CKD,a HD > CKDc
Male 60 (67.4%) 49 (66.2%) 113 (50.4%) 0.006
CKD > controls,b HD > controlsc
White 70 (78.7%) 45 (60.8%) 127 (56.7%) 0.001
CKD > controls,a CKD > HDb
High school education 82 (92.1%) 63 (85.1%) 221 (98.7%) 0.001
Controls > CKD,b controls > HDa
Employed 40 (44.9%) 11 (14.9%) 136 (60.7%) <0.001
Controls > CKD,b controls > HD,a CKD > HDa
BMI (kg/m2) 27.6 (25, 31.2) 27.2 (23.5, 31.2) 28.6 (25.8, 32.7) 0.01
Controls > CKD,b controls > HDb
Neck circumference (cm) 38 (36, 41.5) 40 (37.2, 43.7) 38.6 (36.7, 42.7) 0.06
SBP (mmHg) 148.2 (132.1, 165.5) 145.7 (126.6, 169.4) 131 (122.5, 141.5) <0.001
CKD, HD > controlsa
DBP (mmHg) 83.7 (73.4, 90.9) 78.5 (70.0, 88.9) 79.7 (73.5, 86.5) 0.040
CKD > controls,b CKD > HDb
Glucose (mg/dl) 93.7 (85, 121) 119 (96.5, 147.2) 95 (86, 103) <0.001
HD > controls,a HD > CKDa
Total number of antihypertensives 3 (2, 4) 2 (1, 3) 0 (0, 1) <0.001
CKD, HD > controls,a CKD > HDb
Antidepressants 13 (14.6%) 10 (13.7%) 18 (8%) 0.15
Smoking 0.7
    current 13 (14.6%) 8 (10.8%) 19 (8.5%)
    former 28 (31.5%) 33 (44.6%) 106 (47.3%)
    never 48 (53.9%) 33 (44.6%) 99 (44.2%)

Results are presented as medians and interquartile ranges or as percentages. Numbers in parentheses reflect the 25th and the 75th percentile of the variables.

a

P < 0.001;

b

P < 0.01;

c

P < 0.05 for the pairwise comparisons.

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