Table 1. Age, body mass index (BMI), history of type-2 diabetes mellitus, stroke, myocardial infarction, time on dialysis, lower leg arterial calcifications (LLAC) and coronary calcifications (CAC) of study participants of validity and reliability study.
Medians, 25th and 75th percentile values are given.
| Validity Study (n=46) |
Reliability Study (n=14) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 59.0 [51.0 – 68.0] | 62.5 [59.0 – 67.5] |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 [22.0 – 26.8] | 27.8 [24.6 – 30.7] |
| Type-2 Diabetes mellitus (%) | 35 % | 64 % |
| History of Stroke (%) | 13 % | 0 % |
| History of Myocardial Infarction (%) | 15 % | 0 % |
| Time on chronic dialysis (Months) | 31.5 [11.0 – 68.5] | 0 [0.0 – 0.0] |
| LLAC (mg HA) | 6.65 [0.08 – 24.40] | 0.78 [0.35 – 6.88] |
| CAC (Agatston Score) | 266.3 [15.88 – 1877.28] | Not measured |