Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patients variable | n = 42 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 45 ± 13 |
| Gender (male : female) | 18 : 24 |
| Height (m) | 1.70 ± 0.90 |
| Weight (kg) | 74.5 ± 11.5 |
| Body mass index (kg m−2) | 26.2 ± 4.0 |
| Office systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.7 ± 11.7 |
| Office diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74.1 ± 8.4 |
| Cardiovascular medications | 0 (0) |
| Haemoglobin (g l−1) | 135.2 ± 10.2 |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml min−1 per 1.73 m2 | 0 (0) |
| Fasting cholesterol (mg dl−1) | 191.4 ± 40.2 |
| Fasting glucose (mg dl−1) | 84.4 ± 7.2 |
| Urinary ACR (μg mg−1) | 0.89 (0.89–2.65) |
| 10-year cardiovascular risk <7.5%a | 42 (100) |
ACR, albumin : creatinine ratio.
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or frequency (%). Dividing the urinary ACR by 8.84 converts the units from micrograms per milligram to milligrams per millimoles.
a
Joint British Societies (JBS)-3 heart risk calculator available at www.jbs3risk.com.5