Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| N (%) or mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) |
56.7 (17.3) |
| Men |
33 (60) |
| Black |
18 (32.7) |
| Employed/student |
7 (12.7) |
| Education level grade 12 or above |
51 (92.7) |
| Married |
20 (36.4) |
| Diabetes |
29 (52.7) |
| Hypertension |
54 (98.2) |
| Cardiovascular disease |
23 (41.8) |
| Active smoker |
8 (14.5) |
| Alcohol use (any) |
10 (18.2) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) |
12.0 (1.3) |
| Albumin† (g/dL) |
3.7 (0.5) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) |
7.7 (2.7) |
| BUN (mg/dL) |
44.1 (14.9) |
| Phosphate†* (mg/dL) |
5.1 [4.5, 5.8] |
| PTH‡ (pg/mL) |
280 (175) |
| spKt/V** | 1.6 (0.2) |
Continuous variables are presented as means with (standard deviations). Categorical variables are expressed as frequencies and (percentages). N = 55 except as noted. †N = 50, *median, [25 percentile, 75 percentile], ‡N = 42, **N = 41.
BUN blood urea nitrogen, PTH parathyroid hormone.