Table 3.
Baseline calcium scores in five major arterial sites according to CKD stage
| Arterial site | CKD stage 1 n = 47 |
CKD stage 2 n = 91 |
CKD stage 3 n = 298 |
CKD stage 4 n = 114 |
CKD stage 5 ND n = 30 |
p-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carotid arteries | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–5) | 24 (0–236) | 22 (0–388) | 121 (0–618) | < 0.001 |
| Coronary arteries | 0 (0–36) | 0 (0–37) | 35 (0–351) | 33 (0–541) | 201 (0–1010) | < 0.001 |
| Thoracic aorta | 0 (0–16) | 0 (0–123) | 345 (1–2258) | 426 (20–2193) | 917 (3–3162) | < 0.001 |
| Abdominal aorta | 0 (0–154) | 6 (0–942) | 603 (9–3449) | 776 (73–4162) | 861 (26–4289) | < 0.001 |
| Iliac arteries | 0 (0–477) | 4 (0–1395) | 651 (7–2598) | 575 (31–5045) | 1162 (49–4448) | < 0.001 |
Values are given as median (IQR). P-values are from the Kruskal-Wallis test