Table 3.
Classification of plasma levels of LPA in CKD patients according to reference values established in our previous study [23]. The table shows the number and percentage of patients in whom LPA level was below, within or above this range
| Parameter | Classification | Subgroup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | HD | PD | RT | ||||
| D1 | D2 | D1 | D2 | ||||
| LPA* | Above reference range | 7 23% | 4 13% | 6 20% | 14 47% | 4 13% | 6 20% |
| Within reference range | 22 73% | 23 77% | 23 77% | 15 50% | 26 87% | 24 80% | |
| Below reference range | 1 3% | 3 10% | 1 3% | 1 3% | 0 0% | 0 0% | |
*LPA reference range between 2,5–97,5 percentile (0,18–2,61 μM for women and 0,17–1,88 μM for men) [23]