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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 Feb 27;78(4):530–540.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.01.009

Table 1.

Characteristics of 2253 SPRINT participants with CKD stratified by Frailty Index and Cognitive Status.

Characteristics Fit (FI < 0.10)
(n=251)
Less Fit (0.10 > FI ≤ 0.21)
(n=1196)
Frail (FI > 0.21)
(n=806)
MoCA < 24
(n=1298)
Mean ± SD
Age, years 73.8 (8.8) 73.4 (8.6) 72.7 (9.7) 74.7 (8.8)
Male Sex 163 (65) 737 (62) 449 (56) 813 (63)
Black Race 54 (22) 263 (22) 247 (31) 396 (31)
Some College or Greater 196 (78) 896 (75) 505 (63) 505 (63)
Body mass index, kg/m2 27.6 (4.6) 29.3 (5.5) 30.5 (6.5) 29.4 (5.8)
Current Smoking 5 (5) 82 (14) 111 (21) 113 (16)
Depression Score 0.75 (1.5) 1.9 (2.5) 5.5 (5.1) 3.0 (3.9)
eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2 49.5 (8.5) 46.9 (9.9) 43.4 (11.1) 45.7 (10.5)
Urine ACR, mg/g 64.4(200.3) 64.3 (154.3) 105.2 (294.0) 84.6 (237.0)
Urine creatinine, mg/g 124.6 (76.3) 124.4 (72.8) 123.9 (74.8) 124.4 (70.9)
SBP, mmHg 138.5 (14.0) 139.1 (16.1) 140.9 (17.2) 140.2 (16.2)
DBP, mmHg 74.2 (9.6) 74.0 (11.9) 75.1 (13.3) 73.5 (12.3)
Treated by diuretic 112 (45) 644 (54) 455 (56) 694 (54)
Treated by ARB or ACEi 153 (61) 750 (63) 501 (62) 792 (61)
LDL Cholesterol 106.3 (26.6) 107.5 (33.4) 103.5 (38.2) 105.4 (33.9)
Biomarkers Median (IQR)
IL-18, pg/mL 27.6 (15.7, 48.1) 30.1 (15.9, 55.6) 33.3 (17.4, 60.2) 31.0 (16.8, 56.8)
NGAL, ng/mL 24.2 (13.6, 50.2) 26.9 (14.6, 53.6) 31.0 (16.2, 66.5) 29.3 (15,7, 61.1)
YKL-40, pg/mL 590.8 (248.4, 1235.6) 528.5 (217.7, 1120.9) 585.9 (214.6, 1476.8) 568.6 (221.7, 1334.0)
KIM-1, pg/mL 741.9 (294.3, 1279.9) 850.3(384.9, 1574.8) 918.6 (425.0, 1737.2) 846.3 (416.5, 1586.3)
MCP-1, pg/mL 153.7 (80.1, 287.3) 179.0 (89.0, 318.9) 188.5 (98.0, 346.5) 183.9 (96.2, 326)
α1M, mg/g 12.8 (6.6, 21.9) 12.9 (7.2, 24.4) 14.7 (7.9, 28.0) 14.5 (7.6, 25.8)
β2M, ng/mL 104.2(44.0, 327.3) 96.0 (38.1, 293.2) 109.1 (37.6, 382.0) 114.2 (43.0, 342.0)
Umod, ng/mL 6.9 (4.8, 9.9) 7.0 (4.6, 10.4) 5.9 (3.9, 9.5) 6.6 (4.5, 9.9)
Urine Albumin, mg/L 12.0 (6.0, 42.0) 15.0 (7.0, 41.0) 21.0 (8.0, 73.0) 17.0 (8.0, 50.0)

Note. Values for continuous variables are given as mean ± standard deviation; those for categorical variables, as count (percentage).

Abbreviations: eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; ACEi, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; IL-18, interleukin-18; KIM-1, kidney injury molecule 1; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; β2M, β−2 microglobulin; α1M, α−1 microglobulin; Umod, uromodulin.