Table 1.
Patient demographics and disease characteristics.
| Characteristics | Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | N = 86 | N = 211 |
| Mean (SD) | 76.2 (±11.3) | 75.8 (±10.5) |
| Gender ratio | N = 86 | N = 211 |
| (M/F) | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | N = 86 | N = 207 |
| Mean (SD) | 28.2 (±4.8) | 29.3 (±5.5) |
| BMI (kg/m²): N patients (%) with | N = 86 | N = 211 |
| BMI < 25 | 25 (29%) | 44 (21%) |
| 25 ≤ BMI < 30 | 35 (41%) | 81 (39%) |
| BMI ≥ 30 | 26 (30%) | 82 (40%) |
| GFR (mL/min/1.73 m²) | N = 86 | N = 211 |
| Mean (SD) | 51.9 (±4.3) | 29.41 (±13.0) |
| Time since CKD diagnosis: N patients (%) | ||
| ≥1 year |
N = 85 66 (77%), |
N = 207 175 (83%) |
| ≤1 year | N = 84 20 (23%) | N = 203 36 (17%) |
| Proteinuria: N patients (%) with | ||
| Microproteinuria | 39 (46%) | 124 (60%) |
| Macroproteinuria | 7 (8%) | 38 (19%) |
| Time since diabetes diagnosis (years) | N = 86 | N = 2011 |
| Mean (SD) | 12.6 (±8.4) | 14.2 (±9.0) |
| HbA1c | N = 76 | N = 197 |
| Percentage (SD) | 7.2 (±1.1) | 7.1 (±1.3) |
| HbA1c < 7% | N = 76 | N = 197 |
| N patients (%) | 36 (47%) | 106 (54%) |
N:number of patients, BMI: body mass index; CKD: chronic kidney disease; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; SD: standard deviation.