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. 2013 Dec 17;8(12):e81888. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081888

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of the genotyped individuals.

Parameters African American European American American Indian Mexican American
N 954 614 781 1611
Male 324 (33.9%) 276 (44.8%) 298 (38.2%) 686 (42.6%)
Age (years) 59 (51, 67) 62 (53, 70) 53 (46, 61) 57 (49, 65)
Diabetes duration (years) 18 (11, 25) 18 (11, 26) 16 (4, 25) 15 (7, 22)
BMI (kg/m2) 32 (27, 37) 30 (26, 36) 32 (27, 37) 30 (26, 34)
HbA1c (%) 7.1 (6.2, 8.6) 7.0 (6.2, 8.0) 7.5 (6.3, 9.3) 7.5 (6.4, 9.1)
Urine ACR (g/g) 0.15 (0.01, 3.00) 0.05 (0.01, 1.33) 0.13 (0.02, 3.00) 0.05 (0.01, 1.53)
Urine PCR (g/g) 0.31 (0.06, 3.50) 0.21 (0.06, 2.00) 0.37 (0.09, 3.50) 0.18 (0.05, 2.20)
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) 46.6 (5.0, 83.0) 52.2 (5.0, 77.9) 60.5 (5.0, 97.4) 69.1 (5.0, 100.3)

ACR-Albumin:Creatinine Ratio; PCR-Protein:Creatinine Ratio; eGFR-estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate using modified MDRD equation Values are expressed as either N (%) or median (1st quartile, 3rd quartile).