Research Article

Risk Factors of Arterial Damage Assessed by ABI and baPWV among Hemodialysis Patients in Macau

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study population.

ItemsTotal ()

Age (years)
Gender (female)45.39% (136)
Occupation25.96% (81)
Married76.6% (239)
Ever smoker3.52%
Previous CVD history17.3% (54)
Diabetes mellitus35.58%
HD duration (months)
SBP (mmHg)
DBP (mmHg)
PP (mmHg)
MAP (mmHg)
BMI (kg/m2)
RAS inhibitor 33.97%
Hyperlipidemia20.19%
Serum albumin (g/L)
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Hematocrit (%)
Calcium (mmol/L)
Phosphate (mmol/L)
Calcium-phosphate product [(mmol/L)2]
Intact-PTH (pg/mL)
CRP1.09 (0.12, 25.2)
Kt/V
ABI
PWV (cm/s)