Table 1.
Patients' baseline characteristics.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number of patients enrolled, n | 150 |
| Age (years) | 62.67 ± 10.95 |
| Gender, M/F (%) | 92/58 (61.3/38.7) |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 2.7 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.9/77.4 ± 18.1/10.9 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 12.6 ± 1.9 |
| HgA1c (%) | 7.5 ± 1.5 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 192.7 ± 40.1 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 154.8 ± 88.9 |
| PTH (pg/mL) | 138.9 ± 50.8 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 4.3 ± 1.2 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.4 ± 0.9 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.9 ± 1.0 |
| Albumin/creatinine ratio (μg/mg) | 244.9 ± 116.0 |
| eGFR (mL/min) | 42.7 ± 23.6 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.1 ± 0.6 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 50.4 ± 20.8 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 113.0 ± 30.7 |
| Apelin (pg/mL) | 216.2 ± 45.3 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 6.2 ± 3.8 |
| Resistin (pg/mL) | 6.1 ± 3.5 |
| Visfatin (pg/mL) | 62.0 ± 59.7 |
| Adiponectin (ng/mL) | 28.6 ± 8.6 |
| OxLDL (U/L) | 45.7 ± 22.8 |
| LVMI (g/m2) | 105.2 ± 25.7 |
| PP (mmHg) | 53.1 ± 19.3 |