Research Article
There Is No Impact of Diabetes on the Endothelial Function of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Table 2
Laboratorial characteristics of the study population.
| | CKD group () | CKD-DM group () | |
| Creatinine, mg/dl | 2.33 ± 0.65 | 2.22 ± 0.65 | 0.442 | CKD-EPI, ml/min/1.73 m2 | 24 (21–34.5) | 28 (23.5–35.5) | 0.267 | Albuminuria, μg/min (24 h) | 42.1 (11.5–131.7) | 132.3 (39.5–767.4) | 0.014 | Glucose, mg/dl | 88 (85–92) | 142 (80–206) | 0.003 | Hemoglobin A1c, % | 5.6 (5.3–5.9) | 8.4 (7.2–9.9) | <0.001 | Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 163 (151–187) | 183 (141–217) | 0.141 | HDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 52 (42–61) | 46 (40–53) | 0.074 | LDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 90 (70–105) | 103 (71–123) | 0.113 | Triglycerides, mg/dl | 128 (90–183) | 176 (126–305) | 0.002 | Ionized calcium, mmol/l | 1.31 ± 0.06 | 1.29 ± 0.06 | 0.095 | Phosphate, mg/dl | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 0.338 | Alkaline phosphatase, U/l | 67 (60–86) | 80 (66–95) | 0.036 | Bicarbonate, mmol/l | 24.8 ± 2.8 | 26.9 ± 3.4 | 0.005 | Parathyroid hormone, pg/ml | 163 (96–240) | 167 (117–210) | 0.948 | Hemoglobin, g/dl | 13.5 ± 1.6 | 13.7 ± 1.6 | 0.607 | Pulse wave velocity, m/s | 8.5 ± 1.8 | 10.3 ± 1.7 | <0.001 |
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HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.
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