Table 2.
Characteristics and Mitchell–Wong classification in elderly male and female patients by quartiles of UACR.
| Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartile 1 (n = 264) | Quartile 2 (n = 262) | Quartile 3 (n = 263) | Quartile 4 (n = 255) | Quartile 1 (n = 270) | Quartile 2 (n = 276) | Quartile 3 (n = 270) | Quartile 4 (n = 280) | |
| Age (years) | 72.2 ± 5.7 | 71.2 ± 5.2 | 72.5 ± 5.9 | 72.5 ± 5.8 | 71.5 ± 5.4 | 71.4 ± 5.7 | 71.7 ± 5.6 | 71.3 ± 5.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.8 ± 3.2 | 21.9 ± 2.9 | 22.0 ± 3.1 | 22.4 ± 3.3 | 22.0 ± 3.2 | 22.0 ± 3.2 | 21.9 ± 3.1 | 22.3 ± 3.7 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 135.2 ± 16.6 | 139.5 ± 17.4 | 142.8 ± 18.0∗ | 145.1 ± 19.0∗ | 138.1 ± 18.1 | 138.4 ± 17.5 | 141.5 ± 17.2 | 146.4 ± 18.7¶ |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78.1 ± 10.2 | 79.3 ± 10.8 | 81.0 ± 10.9 | 81.1 ± 12.5∗ | 80.4 ± 10.8 | 79.1 ± 10.0 | 81.1 ± 11.1 | 82.0 ± 11.3¶ |
| N/L ratio | 1.72 ± 0.71 | 1.77 ± 0.73 | 1.84 ± 1.05 | 1.84 ± 1.16 | 1.82 ± 1.04 | 1.74 ± 0.69 | 1.89 ± 1.31 | 1.74 ± 0.63 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 98.1 ± 16.6 | 104.8 ± 16.3∗ | 106.0 ± 17.3∗ | 110.6 ± 25.1∗ | 98.7 ± 17.4¶ | 104.4 ± 16.0 | 107.4 ± 21.4 | 109.5 ± 22.9¶ |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 201.8 ± 39.3 | 206.7 ± 37.3 | 209.0 ± 41.5∗ | 207.8 ± 42.5 | 203.2 ± 34.9 | 205.9 ± 39.8 | 205.6 ± 42.0 | 210.0 ± 43.0 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 135.5 ± 112.9 | 140.4 ± 84.6 | 149.8 ± 90.6 | 148.9 ± 96.0 | 129.8 ± 83.0 | 137.4 ± 70.5 | 145.3 ± 80.1 | 146.4 ± 79.3 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 60.4 ± 14.2 | 64.5 ± 14.5∗ | 64.2 ± 12.6∗ | 64.4 ± 14.0∗ | 61.7 ± 13.1¶ | 64.6 ± 14.9 | 63.0 ± 14.3 | 65.1 ± 14.6 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 113.5 ± 32.7 | 120.7 ± 35.4 | 114.0 ± 31.4 | 111.9 ± 32.7 | 114.1 ± 27.3 | 111.7 ± 30.7 | 113.1 ± 31.1 | 113.9 ± 31.4 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 89.9 ± 19.2 | 86.7 ± 35.4 | 83.7 ± 17.4∗ | 79.5 ± 16.7∗ | 87.9 ± 18.6 | 89.0 ± 19.3 | 82.9 ± 18.7¶ | 78.4 ± 17.9¶ |
| Mitchell–Wong classification | ||||||||
| None (%) | 218 (82.6) | 201 (76.7) | 204 (77.6) | 185 (72.5) | 211 (78.1) | 228 (82.6) | 212 (78.5) | 209 (74.6) |
| Mild (%) | 44 (16.7) | 47 (17.9) | 52 (19.8) | 56 (22.0) | 54 (20.0) | 43 (15.6) | 52 (19.3) | 62 (22.1) |
| Moderate (%) | 2 (0.8) | 12 (4.6) | 7 (2.7) | 11 (4.3) | 5 (1.9) | 4 (1.4) | 6 (2.2) | 8 (1.9) |
| Malignant (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |
∗ P < 0.05 compared to quartile 1; ¶P < 0.05 compared to quartile 2. UACR: albumin/creatinine ratios; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; N/L: neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.