Table 3.

Comparison of NEADLS scores among patients with normal renal function and CKD.

NEADLS score		P for trend
Normal renal function (group 1)	42.9 ± 15.8III,IV,V,VI	<0.0001
Stage 1 CKD (group 2)	36.3 ± 14.8IV,V,VI
Stage 2 CKD (group 3)	25.9 ± 13.5I
Stage 3 CKD (group 4)	23.4 ± 13.6I,II
Stage 4 CKD (group 5)	13.2 ± 5.5I,II
Stage 5 CKD (group 6)	15.4 ± 4.0I,II

P value is based on Kruskal-Wallis test (groups with significant differences according to the post hoc testing are shown in superscript numbers).