Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients with optimal DI and SDI
| Variable | All | Optimal DI | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n (%) | 1583 | 919 (58.1) | 664 (41.9) |
| Age, years | 63.8 ± 15.3 | 63.7 ± 15.2 | 64.1 ± 15.4 |
| Female sex, % | 570 (36.0) | 342 (37.2) | 228 (34.3) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.9 ± 6.2 | 27.1 ± 6.3 | 26.5 ± 6.1 |
| BMI excluding Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 26.1 ± 5.9 | 26.4 ± 5.9 | 25.8 ± 5.8 |
| Late referral,a % | 311 (21.0) | 59 (6.8)** | 252 (41.0)** |
| Renal diagnosis, n (%) | |||
| Glomerulonephritis | 284 (17.9) | 160 (17.4) | 124 (18.7) |
| Interstitial | 185 (11.7) | 111 (12.1) | 74 (11.1) |
| Polycystic | 106 (6.7) | 85 (9.2) | 21 (3.2)** |
| Diabetic | 387 (24.4) | 233 (25.3) | 154 (23.2) |
| Hypertensive | 302 (19.1) | 196 (21.3) | 106 (16.0)* |
| Other | 178 (11.2) | 57 (6.2) | 121 (18.2)** |
| Unknown | 141 (8.9) | 77 (8.4) | 64 (9.6) |
| Comorbidity | |||
| No comorbidity | 425 (26.9) | 265 (28.8) | 160 (24.1)* |
| AMI | 171 (10.8) | 86 (9.4) | 85 (12.8)* |
| Heart failure | 262 (16.6) | 128 (13.9) | 134 (20.2)** |
| Cerebrovascular | 189 (11.9) | 105 (11.4) | 84 (12.7) |
| Peripheral vascular (%) | 191 (12.1) | 99 (10.8) | 92 (13.9)P = 0.06 |
| Diabetes | 549 (34.7) | 315 (34.3) | 234 (35.2) |
| Cancer | 263 (16.6) | 137 (14.9) | 126 (19.0)* |
| Pulmonary | 151 (9.5) | 83 (9.0) | 68 (10.2) |
| Hepatic | 61 (3.8) | 27 (2.9) | 34 (5.1)* |
| Previous transplantation | 81 (5.1) | 51 (5.5) | 30 (4.5) |
| Psychiatric | 68 (4.3) | 38 (4.1) | 30 (4.5) |
| Clinical symptoms | 1546 pts. | ||
| Present | 1291(83.5) | 751 (83.7) | 540 (83.7) |
| Primary DI cause | 950 (61.4) | 574 (63.8) | 376 (58.2)* |
| Life-threatening, n (%) | |||
| Present | 621 (40.2) | 276 (30.7) | 339 (52.5)** |
| Primary DI cause | 303 (19.6) | 111 (12.3) | 192 (29.7)** |
Results stated as numbers (%), mean ± standard deviation or median (IQR).
a
One hundred and seven patients not stated. AMI, acute myocardial infarction.
*
P < 0.05 (versus optimal),
**
P < 0.001.