Research Article
Low Magnesium Levels and FGF-23 Dysregulation Predict Mitral Valve Calcification as well as Intima Media Thickness in Predialysis Diabetic Patients
Table 2
Patients’ baseline characteristics.
| Parameter | Values |
| Number of patients enrolled, | 150 | Age (years) | 66.6 ± 9.7 | Gender, M/F (%) | 97/53 (64.7/35.3) | Hb (g/dL) | 13.0 ± 1.5 | Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 127.2/74.4 ± 8.5/8.1 | HbA1c (%) | 6.9 ± 0.8 | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 188.8 ± 40.8 | HDL (mg/dL) | 41.1 ± 10.1 | LDL (mg/dL) | 106.1 ± 34.4 | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 141.6 ± 67.0 | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.7 ± 0.9 | eGFR (mL/min) | 49.7 ± 21.0 | Albumin/creatinine ratio (g/mg) | 111.7 ± 78.7 | Magnesium (mg/dL) | 1.7 ± 0.7 | Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 3.7 ± 0.6 | PTH (pg/mL) | 145.7 ± 92.9 | Calcium × phosphorus (mg/dL) | 35.1 ± 5.8 | FGF-23 (RU/mL) | 112.5 ± 66.8 | 1,25(OH)2D3 (pg/mL) | 21.1 ± 8.6 | IL-6 (pg/mL) | 7.3 ± 3.7 |
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