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. 2013 Sep;29(5):395–403.

Table 3. Baseline characteristics of 4 stages of chronic kidney disease .

Total (N = 512) CKD stage 1 (n = 163) CKD stage 2 (n = 171) CKD stage 3 (n = 136) CKD stage 4 (n = 42) p value
Patient characteristics
Age (year) 60.6 ± 14.2 47.6 ± 8.9 60.1 ± 9.6 73.3 ± 9.4 71.7 ± 14.2 < 0.001
Body weight (kilogram) 69.7 ± 12.8 78.5 ± 11.2 70.3 ± 10.3 61.5 ± 10.5 59.5 ± 10.1 < 0.001
Male gender 451 (88.1%) 153 (93.9%) 153 (89.5%) 116 (85.3%) 29 (69%) < 0.001
Hypertension 281 (54.9%) 71 (43.6%) 101 (59.1%) 79 (58.1%) 30 (71.4%) 0.002
Diabetes mellitus 148 (28.9%) 34 (20.9%) 51 (29.8%) 43 (31.6%) 20 (47.6%) 0.01
Current smoking 273 (53.3%) 106 (65%) 96 (56.1%) 59 (43.4%) 12 (28.6%) < 0.001
Previous cardiovascular event 35 (6.8%) 5 (3%) 10 (5.8%) 14 (10.3%) 6 (3.7%) 0.02
Laboratory data
Total cholesterol concentration (mg/dl) 182.4 ± 43.9 196.1 ± 44.8 186.1 ± 40.5 164.9 ± 42.1 171.1 ± 39.2 < 0.001
HDL (mg/dl) 36.0 ± 10.3 34.7 ± 8.9 36.4 ± 10.3 37.0 ± 11.6 35.9 ± 11.6 0.26
LDL (mg/dl) 108.8 ± 34.0 117.7 ± 36.3 112.2 ± 34.5 97.0 ± 28.2 98.7 ± 26.8 < 0.001
Uric acid (mg/dl) 6.1 ± 1.8 6.0 ± 1.5 6.2 ± 1.7 6.0 ± 1.9 6.8 ± 2.2 0.08
ALT (U/L) 55.2 ± 108.9 55.6 ± 38.9 43.8 ± 35.7 70.4 ± 199.1 50.8 ± 68.5 0.21
Hemoglobin (g%) 14.2 ± 2.2 15.4 ± 1.5 14.5 ± 1.8 13.2 ± 2.1 11.4 ± 2.0 < 0.001
Sodium (mmol/L) 139.0 ± 6.6 139.3 ± 3.3 139.4 ± 3.3 138.3 ± 11.3 138.4 ± 5.9 0.41
Potassium (mmol/L) 4.2 ± 0.6 4.2 ± 0.6 4.1 ± 0.6 4.2 ± 0.6 4.6 ± 0.8 < 0.001
Complication
Hypotension 120 (23.4%) 15 (9.2%) 30 (17.5%) 58 (42.6%) 17 (40.5%) < 0.001
IABP use 41 (8%) 3 (1.8%) 7 (4.1%) 22 (16.2%) 19 (21.4%) < 0.001
CAVB 23 (4.5%) 2 (1.2%) 5 (2.9%) 11 (8.1%) 5 (11.9%) 0.002
Ventricular tachycardia 24 (4.7%) 5 (3.1%) 3 (1.8%) 12 (8.8%) 4 (9.5%) 0.009
Respiratory failure 66 (12.9%) 4 (2.5%) 14 (8.2%) 35 (25.7%) 13 (31%) < 0.001
Initial presentation
Heart rate 81.9 ± 25.7 82.7 ± 17.0 77.7 ± 27.5 83.3 ± 27.1 88.2 ± 29.9 0.44
SBP (mmHg) 133.0 ± 34.7 137.1 ± 27.3 135.3 ± 35.8 125.2 ± 35.7 123.0 ± 47.9 0.02
Killip classification 1.97 ± 1.34 1.52 ± 0.91 1.85 ± 1.41 2.49 ± 1.46 2.46 ± 1.42 0.03
Infarct-related vessels
Right coronary artery 228 (44.5%) 68 (41.7%) 77 (45%) 65 (47.8%) 18 (42.9%) 0.76
Left circumflex artery 29 (5.7%) 8 (4.9%) 8 (4.7%) 11 (8.1%) 2 (4.8%) 0.56
Left anterior descending artery 255 (49.8%) 87 (53.4%) 86 (50.3%) 60 (44.1%) 22 (52.4%) 0.44
Triple-vessel disease 34 (6.7%) 11 (6.7%) 16 (9.3%) 10 (7.4%) 4 (9.5%) 0.86
Post-MI LV function 50.3 ± 11.1 53.1 ± 12.9 51.6 ± 13.0 48.7 ± 12.1 47.0 ± 10.9 0.05

Values are mean ± SD or number (%).

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CAVB, complete atrio-ventricular block; HDL, high density lipoprotein; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; LDL, low density lipoprotein; Post-MI LV function, post-myocardial infarction left ventricular function; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

Stage 1: eGFR ≥ 90 mL/min/1.73 m2; stage 2: 90 > eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2; stage 3: 60 > eGFR ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m2; stage 4: eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2.