Table 3.
Comparisons of demographic data and laboratory parameters with or without severer AAC in PD patients.
| PD |
p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non severer AAC | Severer AAC | ||
| N = 49 | N = 36 | ||
| Age, year | 51 ± 11 | 60 ± 10 | <0.001*** |
| Male n,(%) | 30 (61.2) | 22 (61.1) | 1.000 |
| SBP, mmHg | 142 (135 − 148) | 148 (142 − 160) | 0.010* |
| DBP, mmHg | 81 (75 − 87) | 86 (79 − 89) | 0.068 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.9 ± 2.8 | 23.3 ± 2.7 | 0.456 |
| Hypertension n,(%) | 49 (100.0) | 35 (97.2) | 0.424 |
| T2DM n,(%) | 5 (10.2) | 4 (11.1) | 1.000 |
| CVD n,(%) | 3 (6.1) | 4 (11.1) | 0.45 |
| PD vintage, month | 12.0 (6.0 − 39.0) | 58.5 (43.0 − 79.5) | <0.001*** |
| total Kt/V | 1.98 (1.64 − 2.26) | 1.81 (1.67 − 1.99) | 0.118 |
| HB, g/L | 97 ± 14 | 97 ± 16 | 0.886 |
| NE, 109/L | 3.6 (2.8 − 4.6) | 3.7 (2.9 − 5.1) | 0.584 |
| PLT, 106/L | 163 ± 59 | 169 ± 52 | 0.666 |
| TG, mmol/L | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 0.297 |
| TC, mmol/L | 4.39 ± 1.04 | 4.40 ± 1.20 | 0.996 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.02 ± 0.30 | 1.04 ± 0.32 | 0.692 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 2.19 ± 0.82 | 2.17 ± 0.81 | 0.920 |
| Cr, µmol/L | 863 ± 299 | 1000 ± 251 | 0.029* |
| β2-MG, mg/L | 26.4 ± 11.1 | 32.7 ± 8.6 | 0.004** |
| UA, mmol/L | 369 ± 57 | 391 ± 75 | 0.134 |
| Alb, g/L | 34.2 ± 5.2 | 32.2 ± 4.9 | 0.084 |
| Ca, mmol/L | 2.14 ± 0.19 | 2.18 ± 0.23 | 0.494 |
| P, mmol/L | 1.52 ± 0.38 | 1.68 ± 0.34 | 0.049* |
| hs-CRP, mg/L | 1.7 ( 0.6 − 3.1) | 2.5 (1.9 − 4.7) | 0.018* |
| ALP, U/L | 80 (69 − 138) | 91 (74 − 127) | 0.434 |
| iPTH, ng/L | 352 (245 − 535) | 479 (361 − 714) | 0.018* |
| EDPs, ng/mL | 47.6 (39.2 − 53.9) | 53.8 (46.4 − 62.8) | 0.003** |
Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (interquartile ranges), or frequency (percentage). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. AAC indicates abdominal aortic calcification; PD, peritoneal dialysis; SBP, systole blood pressure; DBP, diastole blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; T2DM, type-2 diabetes mellitus; CVD, cardiovascular disease; Kt/V, weekly urea clearance; HB, hemoglobin; NE, neutrophil; PLT, platelet; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; Cr, creatinine; β2-MG, β2-microglobulin; UA, uric acid; Alb, albumin; Ca, calcium; P, phosphate; hs-CRP, high sensitivity C reactive protein; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone; EDPs, elastin-derived peptide.