Table 2.
List of baseline characteristics of participants
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | Age |
| Sex | |
| Clinical characteristics | Known duration of diabetes |
| CKD stage | |
| Body mass index (height and weight) | |
| Blood pressure | |
| Biochemical variables | eGFR, Scr |
| UACR, 24 h UTP | |
| TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C | |
| ALT, AST, ALP, TBIL, GGT | |
| PT, APTT, FIB | |
| Blood glucose | |
| Glycated hemoglobin | |
| Medical history | Hypertension |
| Hyperlipidemia | |
| Coronary heart disease | |
| Congestive heart disease | |
| Stroke | |
| Peripheral vascular disease | |
| Others | |
| Medication history | Drug name |
| Drug dose | |
| Beginning drug use date | |
| TCM evaluation scores | Details are listed in Table 3 |