Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Predicts Left Ventricular Mass and Induces Cell Adhesion Molecule Formation

Table 2

Comparison between patients with CKD with and without LVH.

	LVH (𝑛=24)	No LVH (𝑛=24)	P value
Age (years)	60.4±11.6	58.8±12.8	0.652
Male sex	75% (𝑛=18)	71% (𝑛=17)	0.54
DM nephropathy	67% (𝑛=16)	58% (𝑛=14)	0.34
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m^2)	27.5±11.7	34.3±11.3	0.044
LVMI	87.9 (84.3–95.1)	79.6 (73.2–83.8)	0.045
Systolic BP (mmHg)	158.8±19.7	139.2±22.2	0.002
Phosphate (mmol/L)	1.2±0.19	1.16±0.22	0.21
Vitamin D (ng/mL)	13 (5–20)	14 (4–22)	0.94
FGF-23 (RU/mL)	283.4 (166.4–414.8)	118.4 (61.5–295)	0.008
PTH (pg/mL)	14.5 (6.7–21.6)	13.1 (5.9–19.6)	0.25
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.34±0.06	2.37±0.07	0.9
Ur PCR (mg/mmol)	82.5 (19.8–218)	67.4 (12.5–196)	0.004