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. 2017 Feb 13;12(2):e0171009. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171009

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of CKD patients.

Total (n = 533) Vit D Def (n = 27) Vit D Suf (n = 483) P
Age (years) 70.1 ± 9.4 71.6 ± 10.3 69.9 ± 9.4 0.30
Male (%) 262 (49.2) 13 (32.5) 249 (50.5) 0.03
BMI (kg/m2) 24.6 ± 3.4 24.2 ± 4.8 24.7 ± 3.3 0.36
Smoker (%) 256 (48.0) 14 (35.0) 242 (49.1) 0.09
Alcohol user (%) 260 (65.8) 15 (62.5) 245 (66.0) 0.73
Mental health status:
Suicidal ideation (%) 104 (19.5) 8 (20.0) 96 (19.5) 0.9
Depressive symptom (%) 180 (33.8) 20 (50.0) 160 (32.5) 0.02
EQ5D index 0.84 ± 0.19 0.79 ± 0.21 0.85 ± 0.01 0.10
Stress (%): 0.23
  None 151 (28.9) 14 (36.8) 137 (28.3)
  Mild 276 (52.9) 15 (39.5) 261 (53.9)
  Moderate to severe 95 (18.2) 9 (23.7) 86 (17.8)
Sleeping hours (%) 0.07
  < 6 hours 31 (6.1) 5 (12.8) 26 (5.5)
  6–9 hours 334 (65.7) 20 (51.3) 314 (67.0)
  >10 hours 143 (28.1) 14 (35.9) 129 (27.5)
Socioeconomic status (%):
Married 527 (99.1) 39 (97.5) 488 (99.2)
Economic status 0.23
  Low 129 (24.6) 11 (28.9) 118 (24.2)
  Middle 258 (49.1) 19 (50.0) 239 (49.1)
  High 138 (26.3) 8 (21.1) 130 (26.7)
Education 0.9
  ≤ Elementary 292 (56.2) 22 (57.9) 270 (56.0)
  Middle-high school 187 (36.0) 13 (34.2) 174 (36.1)
  ≥ College 41 (7.9) 3 (7.9) 38 (7.9)
Employed 169 (32.6) 4 (10.5) 165 (34.3) 0.003
Comorbidities (%):
  HTN 379 (71.1) 27 (67.5) 352 (71.4) 0.60
  DM 168 (31.5) 22 (55.0) 146 (29.6) 0.001
  CVD 102 (19.1) 7 (17.5) 95 (19.3) 0.78
  Dyslipidemia 145 (27.2) 12 (30.0) 133 (27.0) 0.68
Laboratory data:
  Hemoglobin (g/dl) 13.2 ± 1.8 12.3 ± 1.6 13.2 ± 1.8 0.002
  eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) 50.5 ± 9.8 48.7 ± 11.2 50.6 ± 9.7 0.24
  Proteinuria (%) 52 (9.8) 5 (12.5) 47 (9.5) 0.54
  Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 186.2 ± 41.3 176.6 ± 39.3 187.0 ± 41.4 0.13
  Glucose (mg/dl) 108.9 ± 30.4 109.7 ± 30.1 108.8 ± 30.5 0.87
  25(OH)D3 (ng/ml) 19.1 ± 6.9 8.5 ± 1.3 19.9 ± 6.5 <0.001

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).

Abbreviations: Vit D Def, vitamin D deficiency; Vit D Suf, vitamin D sufficiency; CKD, chronic kidney disease; BMI, body mass index; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; CVD, cardiovascular disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate