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. 2021 Mar 29;60(17):2741–2748. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6871-20

Table 3.

Comparison of Patient Clinical Characteristics between the CKD and Non-CKD Groups.

CKD (n=54) non-CKD (n=72) p value
Age (years) 70.0 [60.0, 75.0] 61.0 [50.0, 71.0] <0.001
Female 17 (31) 28 (39) 0.39
BMI (kg/m2) 25.1 [22.9, 29.5] 25.3 [22.5, 28.5] 0.919
History of ACS 17 (31) 14 (19) 0.121
History of AMI 10 (19) 13 (18) 0.947
History of UAP 7 (13) 1 (1) 0.008
History of SIHD 9 (17) 3 (4) 0.018
History of PCI 24 (44) 17 (24) 0.014
History of CABG 1 (2) 1 (1) 0.837
History of PAD 7 (13) 2 (3) 0.028
History of HF 4 (7) 3 (4) 0.432
Hypertension 37 (69) 34 (47) 0.017
Diabetes mellitus 29 (54) 41 (57) 0.638
Cerebral infarction 8 (15) 7 (10) 0.382
Malignancy 7 (13) 6 (8) 0.398
Current smoker 15 (28) 16 (22) 0.474
Medical therapy on admission
Statin 34 (63) 30 (42) 0.018
Ezetimibe 14 (26) 13 (18) 0.287
PCSK9I 1 (2) 0 (0) 0.246
N-3 fatty acid sequestrants 6 (11) 11 (15) 0.643

Data are presented as the median [25%, 75%] or n (%). p<0.05 vs. non-CKD by Mann-Whitney U test.

CKD: chronic kidney disease, BMI: body mass index, ACS: acute coronary syndrome, AMI: acute myocardial infarction, UAP: unstable angina pectoris, SIHD: stable ischemic heart disease, PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting, PAD: peripheral artery disease, HF: heart failure, PCSK9I: proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type-9 inhibitor