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. 2015 May 27;10(5):e0128575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128575

Table 1. Characteristics of patients according to the presence of haematuria.

HP (n = 31) P (n = 40) All (n = 71) P value
Clinical characteristics
Age (years) 62.9±16.9 66.9±13.0 65.1±14.85 0.27
Gender (Male, %) 20(57.5) 23(64.5) 43(56.3) 0.68
Hypertension (Yes, %) 26 (83.9) 36 (90) 62 (87.3) 0.34
Number of antihypertensive drugs (n) 2.1±1.5 2.7±1.5 2.5±1.5 0.11
RAAS inhibitors (Yes, %) 17(50) 22 (61.1) 39 (55.7) 0.24
Diabetes Mellitus (Yes, %) 12 (38.7) 14 (35) 26 (36.6) 0.47
Body mass index (kg/m2) 27.2±4.7 29.6±6.6 28.5±5.9 0.09
Charlson comorbidity index 6.03±2.52 5.18±1.75 5.55±2.15 0.10
Mean number of eGFR determinations per patient (n) 7.7±3.2 7.3±2.5 7.5±2.7 0.50
Follow up (months) 11.56±5.74 12.17±5.1 11.9±5.35 0.79
Age (years) 62.9±16.9 66.9±13.0 65.1±14.85 0.27
Baseline levels
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 3.32±0.64 3.13±0.66 3.2±0.65 0.23
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 19.25±5.47 19.78±4.63 19.6±4.99 0.65
Serum phosphate (mg/dL) 5.1 ±5.9 4.1±0.65 4.5±3.9 0.38
Serum PTH(ng/L) 203[101, 421] 166[124, 283] 185[115, 310] 0.83
Serum calcium (mg/dL) 8.67±0.63 8.4±0.77 8.5±0.7 0.10
Serum haemoglobin (g/dL) 12.4±1.7 11.8±1.4 12.1±1.56 0.11
Proteinuria (g/24 h) 1.11±1.69 0.89±1.38 0.98±1.51 0.55
Urinary excretion of urea nitrogen (g/24h) 16.86±5.82 18.08±5.83 17.5±5.8 0.39
Mean determination during follow up
Proteinuria (g/24 h) 1.06±1.33 0.99±1.27 1.02±1.29 0.81
Serum Phosphate (mg/dL) 4.17±0.77 3.98±0.56 4.07±0.66 0.22
Serum PTH (ng/L) 205[118, 466] 216[173, 322] 208[171, 333] 0.83
Mean Annual eGFR slope (mL/min/1.73m2/year) -3.76±8.68 0.92±9.49 -1.12±9.38 0.03

Results are expressed as mean ± SD, n(%) or median [IQR]. HP, Haemoproteinuria; P, proteinuria alone; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; PTH, parathyroid hormone; RAAS inhibitors, renin angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitors.