Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics
| Characteristic/Parameter | Non-DM (n = 93) | DM (n = 66) | Significance level (P) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male) | 59 (63) | 43 (65) | >0.05* |
| Age (years) | 66.7 ± 13.0 | 70.5 ± 10.2 | <0.05** |
| Smoking habits | |||
| Smoker | 17 (18) | 10 (15) | >0.05*** |
| Former smoker | 4 (4) | 2 (3) | |
| Non-smoker | 72 (78) | 54 (82) | |
| Causal underlying disease | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 (0) | 66 (100) | – |
| Nephrosclerosis | 13 (14) | 0 (0) | |
| Inflammatory renal disease | 28 (30) | 0 (0) | |
| Kidney transplant failure | 6 (7) | 4 (6) | |
| Other disease | 27 (29) | 0 (0) | |
| Unknown | 19 (20) | 0 (0) | |
| HbA1c value | 6.3 ± 1.2 | – | |
| Time under haemodialysis (years) | 4.4 ± 4.1 | 3.3 ± 2.7 | – |
Values are given as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
CRP, C-reactive protein; DM, diabetes mellitus; non-DM, no diabetes mellitus; HbA1c, glycated haemogobin; n, number of patients.*Fisher's exact test, **t-test, ***chi-square test. Significant results (P < 0.05) are highlighted in bold.