Table 1.
Characteristics of patients divided according to CV history
| Variables | Total patients | Patients CVD | Patients no CVD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n (M/F) | 245 (168/77) | 161(112/49) | 84(56/28) | 0.64 |
| Age (years) | 67 ± 14 | 70 ± 12 | 62 ± 15 | 0.0001 |
| Body weight (kg) | 66 ± 14 | 66 ± 14 | 66 ± 13 | 0.87 |
| Dialysis vintage (months) | 62 ± 64 | 71 ± 67 | 45 ± 55 | 0.002 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 8.34 ± 2.36 | 8.25 ± 2.25 | 8.51 ± 2.54 | 0.41 |
| Serum calcium (mmol/L) | 2.22 ± 0.18 | 2.21 ± 0.18 | 2.24 ± 0.18 | 0.15 |
| Serum phosphate (mmol/L) | 1.48 ± 0.54 | 1.44 ± 0.55 | 1.55 ± 0.53 | 0.15 |
| Serum protein (g/dL) | 6.54 ± 0.67 | 6.55 ± 0.68 | 6.53 ± 0.69 | 0.81 |
| Serum PTH (pg/mL) | 235 ± 197 | 228 ± 197 | 248 ± 197 | 0.44 |
| Serum 1,25(OH)2D (pg/mL) | 10.3 ± 10.1 | 9.5 ± 6.2 | 11.7 ± 14.5 | 0.23 |
| Serum 25(OH)D (ng/mL) | 13.1 ± 9.8 | 12.4 ± 10.5 | 14.3 ± 8.5 | 0.32 |
| Serum FGF23 (pg/mL) | 2158 ± 3543 | 1874 ± 3181 | 2654 ± 4078 | 0.13 |
| Serum CRP (mg/L) | 9.1 ± 16.1 | 11.1 ± 18.8 | 5.1 ± 7.8 | 0.001 |
| CV events in a 5-year FU, n (%) | 79 (32.2) | 73 (45.3) | 6 (7.1) | 0.0001 |
| CV deaths in a 5-year FU, n (%) | 34 (13.9) | 34 (21.1) | 0 | 0.0001 |
| All-cause deaths in FU, n (%) | 62 (25.3) | 49 (30.4) | 13 (15.5) | 0.011 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 76 (31) | 54 (33.5) | 22 (26.2) | 0.24 |
| Arterial hypertension, n (%) | 235 (95.9) | 159 (98.8) | 76 (90.5) | 0.002 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation unless stated otherwise.