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. 2021 Mar 31;6(6):1525–1536. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.874

Table 1.

Baseline demographic and biochemical characteristics according CKD stages

Baseline characteristics
CKD stages mGFR
Total n = 858 1 - 2
3a
3b
4 - 5
P value
≥ 60 ml/min
45-60 ml/min
30-45 mL/min
< 30 mL/min
n = 156 n = 203 n = 262 n = 237
Age (yr) 58.9±15.2 50.8±15.7 59.8±13.2 61.1±14.8 61.1±15.1 0.061
Weight (kg) 75.5±16.5 74.6±17.1 74.5±15.1 75.4±16.8 77.1±18.1 0.339
Height (cm) 167.6±9.2 168.7±8.4 168.2±8.8 166.9±9.7 167.0±9.6 0.134
Intact PTH (pg/ml)a 57.0(38.0;90.0) 37.0(26.0;48.2) 48.0(34.5;66.5) 62.0(43.0;89.8) 101.0(68.0;164.0) < 0.001
ionized calcium (mmol/l)a 1.23(1.20;1.27) 1.23(1.20;1.26) 1.23(1.21;1.27) 1.23(1.21;1.27) 1.24(1.20;1.27) 0.87
serum calcium (mmol/l)a 2.27(2.20;2.34) 2.27(2.21;2.34) 2.28(2.22;2.35) 2.27(2.21;2.34) 2.25(2.17;2.32) < 0.01
corrected calcium (mmol/l)a 2.29(2.23;2.37) 2.27(2.21;2.33) 2.28(2.24;2.37) 2.31(2.24;2.37) 2.29(2.21;2.37) < 0.05
serum magnesium (mmol/l)a 0.79(0.73;0.85) 0.77(0.73;0.82) 0.78(0.73;0.84) 0.79(0.74;0.84) 0.81(0.74;0.88) < 0.05
serum phosphate (mmol/l) 1.05(0.93;1.17) 1.02(0.90;1.13) 0.99(0.89;1.09) 1.03(0.93;1.14) 1.15(1.03;1.34) < 0.001a
25(OH)-vitamin D (ng/ml) 21.9±12.2 20.9±11.5 22.8±11.2 22.7±13.1 21.0±12.2 0.066b
Calcitriol (pg/ml)a 20.0(12.5;28.8) 43.2(31.0;55.2) 36.2(27.5;45.7) 31.0(22.9;40.4) 21.7(15.0;30.0) < 0.001
BS-ALP (ng/ml)a 13.6(10.1;18.4) 13.4(10.2;17.8) 13.7(10.2;17.5) 13.7(10.1;19.4) 13.3(10.0;19.2) 0.824
uric acid (μmol/l) 405.7±99.8 354.8±83.3 399.8±91.8 423.4±97.5 424.4±106.9 < 0.001b
serum crosslaps (nmol/l)a 516.1(258.1;774.2) 258.1(258.1;387.1) 387.1(258.1;645.2) 516.1(258.1;645.2) 774.2(387.1;1064.5) < 0.001

CKD, chronic kidney disease; mGFR, measured glomerular filtration rate; PTH, parathyroid hormone; BS-ALP, bone specific alkaline phosphatases.

Results are expressed as mean±standard deviation. An ANOVA was conducted following by a Tukey’s test as a posteriori multiple comparisons when p-value <0.05

a

Median (25th through 75th percentile) compared by a Kruskall-Wallis' test following by a Steel-Dwass-Critchlow-Fligner’s test. as a posteriori multiple comparisons when P value <0.05.

b

Analysis of variance test with log transformation of the variable.