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. 2018 Apr 27;13(4):e0195585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195585

Table 1. Clinical and biochemical characteristics of 404 individuals with various degrees of impairment of renal function divided according to spirometry results indicating normal lung function, obstructive lung disorder (OLD) or restrictive lung disorder (RLD).

Normal
(n = 252)
OLD
(n = 42)
RLD
(n = 110)
P value
Demography and clinical characteristics
Age (years) 57 (36–71) 63 (32–72) 59 (37–71) 0.14
Males, (%) (63) (67) (68) 0.62
Diabetes mellitus, (%) (21) (26) (46) <0.001
Cardiovascular disease, (%) (18) (31) (48) <0.001
Framingham CVD risk score (%) 17.8 (3.8–56.3) 31.3 (4.5–58.3) 24.9 (5.3–61.0) 0.01
Smoker, (%) (39) (30) (37) 0.56
Mean BP (mmHg) 109 (91–125) 106 (90–137) 107 (90–130) 0.99
Low physical activity a, n (%) (n = 234/36/105) 14 (6) 6 (17) 24 (23) <0.001
Urine albumin ≥ 30mg/day, n (%) (n = 190/26/65) 121 (64) 19 (73) 54 (83) 0.009
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) 13.5(4.6–88.9) 9.8(4.4–76.4) 6.9(3.8–68.1) <0.001
Nutritional status
PEW (SGA>1), n (%) (n = 250/40/109) 17 (7%) 12 (30%) 34 (31%) <0.001
Body mass index, (kg/m2) 25.2 (20.2–30.8) 22.9 (18–28.6) 24.7 (20.3–32.4) 0.004
Lean body mass index, (kg/m2, n = 249/40/101) 17.4 (14.6–20.5) 16.3 (13.2–19.7) 17.3 (13.6–20.6) 0.03
Fat body mass index, (kg/m2, n = 249/40/101) 7.9 (4.6–11.7) 6.8 (3.9–10.8) 7.5 (4.1–12.6) 0.06
% HGSb (%, n = 251/41/107) 100 (70–122) 80 (50–106) 85 (55–122) <0.001
Total BMD (g/cm2, n = 238/37/93) 1.17 (1.02–1.31) 1.14 (0.98–1.29) 1.15 (1.03–1.33) 0.30
Markers of metabolism and nutrition
Hemoglobin (g/L) 123 (94–148) 116 (86–146) 109 (93–138) <0.001
Albumin (g/L) 37 (30–42) 35 (27–41) 34 (24–40) <0.001
IGF-1 (μg /mL, n = 204/29/86) 155 (81–307) 170 (53–234) 158 (65–289) 0.62
Triglyceride (mmol/L, n = 249/42/109) 1.6 (0.7–3.3) 1.7 (0.9–3.3) 1.7 (0.9–3.3) 0.57
Total cholesterol (mmol/L, n = 251/42/109) 5.0 (3.6–6.6) 5.1 (3.7–7.0) 4.4 (3.1–6.6) <0.001
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L, n = 216/39/107) 1.3 (0.9–2.1) 1.2 (0.7–2.1) 1.2 (0.8–2.0) 0.22
Calcium (mmol/L, = 251/40/108) 2.4 (2.2–2.8) 2.5 (2.1–2.7) 2.4 (2.1–2.7) 0.22
Phosphate (mmol/L, n = 250/40/108) 1.4 (0.9–2.5) 1.5 (0.9–2.6) 1.8 (0.9–2.7) <0.001
Intact-PTH (ng/L, n = 248/42/110) 103 (30–398) 93 (30–482) 197 (33–469) <0.001
Biomarkers of inflammation
hsCRP (mg/L) 2.5 (0.5–14.0) 4.3 (0.8–52.3) 7.7 (1.1–30.8) <0.001
IL-6 (pg/mL, n = 214/37/105) 3.3 (1.2–10.1) 8.1 (2.2–18.7) 6.3 (2.3–21.7) <0.001
Fibrinogen (g/L, n = 247/41/108) 3.7 (2.6–5.9) 4.1 (2.8–6.4) 5.0 (3.1–6.9) <0.001
TNF (pg/mL, n = 194/35/96) 8.9 (4.1–16.7) 10.3 (3.9–27.4) 12.8 (6.5–21.4) <0.001
Leucocytes count (109/L) 6.8 (4.7–9.6) 7.4 (5.4–11.3) 8.3 (5.1–12.4) <0.001
Medications
β-blockers, n (%) (n = 244/40/107) 122 (50) 22 (55) 69 (64) 0.04
Ca-blocker, n (%) (n = 244/40/107) 80 (33) 11 (28) 43 (40) 0.26
ACEi/ARB, n (%) (n = 251/41/110) 149 (59) 18 (44) 58 (53) 0.13
Statins, n (%) (n = 251/41/110) 56 (22) 5 (12) 42 (38) <0.001
Diuretics, n (%) (n = 249/41/109) 148 (59) 29 (71) 88 (81) <0.001
Pulmonary function
FVC (% predicted) 94 (83–112) 82 (59–118) 69 (51–78) <0.001
FEV1 (% predicted) 98 (83–118) 63 (46–96) 73 (54–86) <0.001
PEF (% predicted) 81 (49–118) 39 (23–85) 68 (40–97) <0.001
FEV1/FVC (%) 85 (75–95) 65 (52–69) 88 (76–96) <0.001
Pulse oxymetry (% saturation, n = 239/35/102) 98 (95–99) 98 (95–99) 98 (94–99) 0.45

Continuous variables are presented as median (10–90 percentile). Categorical variables are presented as number (n)/percentage (%). Abbreviations: Mean BP, mean blood pressure; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; Total BMD, Total bone mineral density; PEW, protein-energy wasting; SGA, Subjective global nutritional assessment; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; intact-PTH, intact parathyroid hormone; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor-1; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; ACEi, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin 2 receptor blocker; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; PEF, peak expiratory flow.

aLow physical activity or bed or wheelchair bound (according to questionnaire where patient reported one of four domains: 1) exercise frequently, 2) normal activity, 3) low activity, or 4) bedridden or wheelchair bound)

b % HGS, Handgrip strength as percentage of values for health individuals. OLD; obstructive lung disorder FEV1/FVC <0.70, RLD; restrictive lung disorder, FEV1/FVC ≥0.70 and %FVC <80.