Table 1.
Demographic data and clinical characteristics by urine dipstick result
| (–) | Trace | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | Total | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCR group (N=10,348) | (n=5,935) | (n=962) | (n=1,094) | (n=1,373) | (n=984) | ||
| Age (y) | 68.2±8.0 | 69.3±8.7 | 68.2±9.6 | 67.9±9.9 | 67.3±8.6 | 68.2±8.6 | |
| Total | 57.4 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 100.0 | NS⁎ |
| Men | 89.8 | 90.5 | 90.5 | 89.1 | 92.3 | 90.1 | < 0.001⁎ |
| PCR ≥0.2 | 6.0 | 41.9 | 78.2 | 98.4 | 100 | 38.2 | < 0.001⁎ |
| PCR ≥0.5 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 81.4 | 100 | 24.6 | |
| ACR group (N=3,873) | (n=2,917) | (n=354) | (n=276) | (n=214) | (n=112) | ||
| Age (y) | 67.6±6.0 | 68.0±6.5 | 68.3±6.9 | 68.5±7.4 | 68.0±5.9 | 67.7±6.2 | |
| Total | 75.3 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 100.0 | |
| Men | 93.6 | 95.8 | 96.4 | 93.5 | 95.5 | 94.1 | NS⁎ |
| ACR ≥300 | 0.03 | 4.0 | 18.8 | 77.1 | 99.1 | 8.9 | < 0.001⁎ |
| ACR ≥30 | 15.4 | 61.0 | 89.1 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 31.7 | < 0.001⁎ |
Data are presented as % or mean±SD.
ACR, spot urine albumin/creatinine ratio (mg/g); NS, not significant; PCR, spot urine total protein/creatinine ratio (g/g); SD, standard deviation.
⁎
Chi-square test.