Table 3.
Clinical characteristics and biochemical parameters of the three uremic pools.
| Analyzed Parameters | GI (n = 7) Latent CKD |
GII (n = 42) Mild CKD |
GIII (n = 31) Severe CKD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional risk factors | |||
| Smoking, % | 52 | 36 | 45 |
| Alcoholism, % | 22 | 12 | 26 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 43 | 32 | 58 |
| Hypertension, % | 78 | 100 | 94 |
| Dyslipidemia, % | 57 | 56 | 58 |
| CVD, % | 43 | 36 | 55 |
| Biochemical characterization | |||
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 137.1 | 95.3 | 120.8 |
| hs-CRP (mg/L) | 5.1 | 5.9 | 7.4 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 141.0 | 142.0 | 139.0 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 42.3 | 63.9 | 114.0 |
| PCS (mg/L) | 11.1 | 15.4 | 33.9 |
| IS (mg/L) | 1.5 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| Pi (mg/dL) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
CVD: cardiovascular disease; hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein; PCS: p-cresyl sulfate; IS: indoxyl sulfate, Pi: inorganic phosphate.