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. 2016 Feb 9;7:12. doi: 10.1186/s13293-016-0063-0

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics

Combined Female Male
n = 416 n = 293
n Mean (SD) or n (%) Mean (SD) or n (%) Mean (SD) or n (%) p value
Age, years 709 65.4 (9) 64.6 (8.9) 66.5 (9) 0.05
Weight, kg 709 87.7 (19.1) 81.3 (17.5) 96.8 (17.5) <.0001
BMI, kg/m2 709 31 (5.9) 30.9 (6.5) 31 (5) 1.00
SBP, mmHg 705 149 (25) 150 (25) 147 (25) 0.09
DBP, mmHg 705 84 (11) 82 (11) 86 (11) 0.95
Serum creatinine, mg/dL 612 0.9 (0.2) 0.8 (0.2) 1.0 (0.2) <.0001
eGFRCys, ml/min/1.73 m2 601 85.6 (24.7) 87.9 (25.8) 82.5 (22.8) 0.02
Diabetes status 625 0.21
 Yes 87 (13.9) 45 (12.4) 42 (16.1)
 No 538 (86.1) 319 (87.6) 219 (83.9)
Blood glucose, mg/dL 612 96.1 (22.9) 94.8 (23.0) 98.0 (22.7) 0.24
Dietary measures
 Oxalate, mg/day 511 215.8 (126.3) 217.9 (121.3) 212.9 (133.3) 0.64
 Animal protein, g/day 521 52.9 (25.4) 48.9 (21.4) 58.7 (29.4) <.0001
 Sodium, mg/day 521 3140 (1407) 2947 (1313) 3419 (1491) <0.0001
 Water intake, g 521 2950 (1119) 3004 (1050) 2873 (1211) <0.0001
 Total protein, g/day 521 80.4 (33.9) 75.5 (29.9) 87.3 (37.9) <0.0001
 Sucrose, g/day 519 37.2 (20.7) 38 (20.4) 36 (21.1) 0.34
 Calcium, mg/day 521 1059 (542) 1060 (517) 1057 (578) <0.0001
Diuretic use
 Loop 709 0.61
  Yes 35 (4.9) 22 (5.3) 13 (4.4)
  No 674 (95.1) 394 (94.7) 280 (95.6)
 Thiazide 709 0.99
  Yes 259 (36.5) 152 (36.5) 107 (36.5)
  No 450 (63.5) 264 (63.5) 186 (63.5)
Urinary traits
 Urine osmolality, mOsm/kg 709 511.3 (188.6) 456.1 (165.7) 589.8 (191.7) <0.0001
 Urine volume, mL/day 709 1971.1 (690.77) 1967.65 (675.26) 1975.99 (713.36) 0.8743
 Total mOsm/day 709 932 (314) 829 (257) 1078 (329) <0.0001
 Urine sodium, mmol/day 705 143 (58) 123 (48) 170 (61) <0.0001
 Urine potassium, mmol/day 709 59 (23) 52 (19) 70 (23) <0.0001
 Electrolyte contribution to urine osmole load, mmol/day 705 403 (145) 349 (116) 478 (148) <0.0001
 Urea contribution to urine osmole load, mmol/day 705 523 (242) 476 (212) 591 (264) <0.0001

p values were testing for sex differences, using linear mixed models to account for sibships. Water intake includes water from food consumption

SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate (cystatin calculation)